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 Thursday, 27 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:09
- 2♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:14
- 3☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:18
- 4♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:23 – 12:28
- 6☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:42
- 9♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:47
- 10☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:52
- 11♀︎ Venus17:52 – 18:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:57 – 20:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:01 – 20:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 21:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 22:47
- 4♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:43
- 5☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:38
- 6♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:28
- 8☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:14
- 11♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:09
- 12☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:05
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Thursday, 27 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:04 to 08:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.