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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:46
- 2♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 10:06
- 4☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:37
- 7♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:47
- 8☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:58
- 9♀︎ Venus15:58 – 17:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:18
- 11☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:29
- 2♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:18
- 3☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:08
- 4♀︎ Venus23:08 – 23:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:48
- 6☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:17
- 9♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:07
- 10☉︎ Sun04:07 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 05:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:36
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:35 to 07:46: 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.