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, 24 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:14
- 3♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:06
- 4☉︎ Sun11:06 – 11:59
- 5♀︎ Venus11:59 – 12:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:44
- 7☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:21
- 10♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:14
- 11☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:06
- 12♀︎ Venus18:06 – 18:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:06
- 2☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:14 – 22:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:29
- 5♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:44
- 7♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 03:58
- 9☽︎ Moon03:58 – 05:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:13 – 07:21
- 12♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:28
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Saturday, 24 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:29 to 09:21: 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.