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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:17
- 4♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:23
- 5☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:29
- 6♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:42
- 8☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:00
- 11♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:07
- 12☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:13
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:00
- 3☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:42
- 6♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:36
- 7☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:29
- 8♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:17
- 10☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 06:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:58 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.