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, 26 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:09 – 08:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:39
- 3☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 11:54
- 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:39
- 7☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 14:53
- 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:23
- 2☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:38
- 3♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 22:09
- 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:54
- 8♂︎ Mars01:54 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:24
- 10♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:54
- 12☽︎ Moon06:54 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Friday, 26 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 15h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:09 to 08:54: 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.