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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:06
- 3☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:38
- 6♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:28
- 7☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:19
- 8♀︎ Venus13:19 – 14:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 14:59
- 10☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:40
- 2☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:50
- 3♀︎ Venus19:50 – 21:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 22:09
- 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:38
- 8♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:48
- 9☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 05:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:16
- 12☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:25 to 08:16: 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.