Planetary hours
in Marseille.
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 Friday, 18 July 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:44
- 3☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:29
- 6♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:44
- 7☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:59
- 8♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:29
- 10☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:14 – 21:59
- 2☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:44
- 3♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:14
- 5☽︎ Moon00:14 – 00:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 01:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:30
- 8♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:15
- 9☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:00
- 10♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Friday, 18 July 2025, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 9h 01m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:14 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.