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, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:19
- 2♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:27
- 9♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:29
- 11☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:30
- 2♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:29
- 3☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:28
- 4♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:21
- 11♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:19
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:18 to 07:19: 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.