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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:15
- 3♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:50 – 12:41
- 7☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:08
- 11☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:00
- 12♀︎ Venus17:00 – 17:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:51 – 19:00
- 2☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:25
- 5♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:41
- 7♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:23
- 12♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:31 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.