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 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:05
- 2☽︎ Moon08:05 – 08:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:36
- 12♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:28 – 18:37
- 2♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:57
- 11☽︎ Moon04:57 – 06:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:15
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:14 to 08:05: 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.