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, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 09:00
- 3♂︎ Mars09:00 – 10:07
- 4☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:14
- 5♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:50
- 10♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:58
- 11☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:05
- 12♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:05
- 2☽︎ Moon21:05 – 21:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 22:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 23:43
- 5♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:36
- 6☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:28
- 7♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:14
- 9☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 05:52
- 12♂︎ Mars05:52 – 06:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:45 to 07:53: 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.