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, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:10 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:27
- 4☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 11:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:58 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:14
- 9♀︎ Venus14:14 – 14:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:45
- 11☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:30
- 2♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:45
- 3☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:59
- 4♀︎ Venus20:59 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:41
- 11♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Sunday, 4 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 14h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:10 to 08:56: 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.