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 Thursday, 15 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:23
- 2♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:15
- 3☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:06
- 4♀︎ Venus11:06 – 11:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:58 – 12:49
- 6☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:24
- 9♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:16
- 10☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:07
- 11♀︎ Venus17:07 – 17:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 18:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:51 – 19:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 21:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:16
- 4♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:24
- 5☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:33
- 6♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:49
- 8☽︎ Moon02:49 – 03:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 05:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:15
- 11♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:23
- 12☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Thursday, 15 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.