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 Tuesday, 24 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:32
- 2☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:33
- 3♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:35
- 5☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:38 – 14:39
- 8♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:41
- 9☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:42
- 10♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:44
- 12☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 20:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:43
- 3♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:42
- 4☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:40
- 5♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:39 – 01:37
- 7☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:33
- 10♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:32
- 11☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:30
- 12♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Tuesday, 24 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:30 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.