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 Wednesday, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:31
- 7♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:50
- 12♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:50
- 2♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:43
- 4☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:27
- 8☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:24
- 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:16
- 11☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:08
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:08 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.