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 Tuesday, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:18
- 2☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:11
- 3♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:58
- 5☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:39
- 8♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:32
- 9☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:26
- 10♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:13
- 12☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:07 – 19:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:19
- 3♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:26
- 4☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:32
- 5♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:45
- 7☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 04:04
- 10♂︎ Mars04:04 – 05:11
- 11☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:17
- 12♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:24 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 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.