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 Friday, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:11
- 3☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:26
- 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:31
- 7☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:36
- 8♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:47
- 10☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:02 – 20:57
- 2☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:51
- 3♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:41
- 5☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:26
- 8♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:15
- 10♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:05
- 12☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:00
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:01 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.