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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:28 – 07:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:41 – 08:53
- 3♂︎ Mars08:53 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:44
- 7☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 16:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:22
- 10♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:35
- 11☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:47
- 12♀︎ Venus19:47 – 21:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:47
- 2☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:10
- 5♂︎ Mars00:10 – 00:57
- 6☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:45
- 7♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 05:42
- 12♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:28 to 07:41: 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.