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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:53 – 08:00
- 2♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:37
- 7♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:44
- 8☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:52
- 9♀︎ Venus15:52 – 16:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:06
- 11☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:14
- 2♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:06
- 3☉︎ Sun22:06 – 22:59
- 4♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:44
- 6☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:08
- 11♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 06:53
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:53 to 08:00: 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.