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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:20
- 2♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:14
- 9♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 15:55
- 11☽︎ Moon15:55 – 16:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:45
- 2♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:04
- 4♀︎ Venus21:04 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 04:01
- 10☉︎ Sun04:01 – 05:11
- 11♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:30 to 08:20: 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.