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, 21 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:08 – 08:04
- 2♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:30
- 11☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:27
- 2♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:30
- 3☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 03:56
- 10☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:59
- 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:07
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marrakesh?
On Sunday, 21 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:08 to 08:04: 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.