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 Saturday, 17 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:15
- 3♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:06
- 4☉︎ Sun11:06 – 11:58
- 5♀︎ Venus11:58 – 12:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:42
- 7☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:17
- 10♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:09
- 11☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:01
- 12♀︎ Venus18:01 – 18:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 20:01
- 2☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:25
- 5♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:33
- 6☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:42
- 7♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:58
- 9☽︎ Moon03:58 – 05:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:23
- 12♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Saturday, 17 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:31 to 09:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.