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, 25 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:21
- 2♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:06
- 4☽︎ Moon11:06 – 11:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 12:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:44
- 7♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:37
- 8☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:29
- 9♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:14
- 11☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 20:07
- 2♂︎ Mars20:07 – 21:14
- 3☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:22
- 4♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:36
- 6☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:58
- 9♂︎ Mars03:58 – 05:06
- 10☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:13
- 11♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:28
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Sunday, 25 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:28 to 09:21: 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.