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 Sunday, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:23
- 2♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:04
- 4☽︎ Moon11:04 – 11:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:37
- 7♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:18
- 9♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:00
- 11☽︎ Moon17:00 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 22:09
- 4♀︎ Venus22:09 – 23:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:27
- 6☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:55
- 9♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:04
- 10☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:13
- 11♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:32 to 09:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.