Planetary hours
in Marrakesh.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 31 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:22
- 2☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 11:53
- 5♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:44
- 6☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:35
- 7♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:16
- 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 16:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 17:48
- 12♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:48
- 2♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:07
- 4☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:35
- 7♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:44
- 8☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:54
- 9♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:12
- 11☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Wednesday, 31 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 10h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:31 to 09:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.