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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:17
- 7☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 17:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:02
- 2☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:05
- 3♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:11
- 5☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:20
- 8♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:27
- 10♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:33
- 12☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:36
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:35 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.