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, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:14
- 3♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:19
- 4☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:23
- 5♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:32
- 7☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:46
- 10♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:50
- 11☉︎ Sun17:50 – 18:55
- 12♀︎ Venus18:55 – 19:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 20:55
- 2☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:41
- 5♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:37
- 6☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:32
- 7♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:24
- 9☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:10
- 12♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:06
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:05 to 08:10: 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.