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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:46
- 3☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:23
- 6♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:35
- 7☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:47
- 8♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 17:11
- 10☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:35
- 2☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:23
- 3♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 23:59
- 5☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:22
- 8♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:10
- 9☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:33
- 12☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:22 to 07:34: 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.