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 Sunday, 24 August 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:53 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 09:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:17
- 4☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:40
- 7♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:48
- 8☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:55
- 9♀︎ Venus15:55 – 17:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:11
- 11☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:19
- 2♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:11
- 3☉︎ Sun22:11 – 23:03
- 4♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:48
- 6☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:25
- 9♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:17
- 10☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Sunday, 24 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:53 to 08:01: 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.