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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 09:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:50
- 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:43
- 12♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:43
- 2♀︎ Venus18:43 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 21:02
- 4☽︎ Moon21:02 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:50
- 9♀︎ Venus02:50 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:09
- 11☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:28
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:28 to 08:18: 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.