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 Tuesday, 6 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:10 – 08:56
- 2☉︎ Sun08:56 – 09:41
- 3♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:13
- 5☽︎ Moon11:13 – 11:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 12:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:15
- 9☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:01
- 10♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:32
- 12☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:46
- 3♂︎ Mars19:46 – 21:01
- 4☉︎ Sun21:01 – 22:15
- 5♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:44
- 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 03:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:27
- 10♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:41
- 11☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:56
- 12♀︎ Venus06:56 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Tuesday, 6 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 14h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.