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 Saturday, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 20:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:40
- 3♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:54
- 4☉︎ Sun09:54 – 11:07
- 5♀︎ Venus11:07 – 12:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:35
- 7☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 16:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:16
- 10♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:29
- 11☉︎ Sun18:29 – 19:43
- 12♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:43
- 2☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:02
- 5♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:48
- 6☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:34
- 7♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 03:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:39 – 05:26
- 12♂︎ Mars05:26 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 20:56: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:13 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.