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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:29 – 07:41
- 2♀︎ Venus07:41 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 10:06
- 4☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:44
- 7♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:56
- 8☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:09
- 9♀︎ Venus16:09 – 17:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:34
- 11☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 20:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 21:46
- 2♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:34
- 3☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:22
- 4♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 00:57
- 6☽︎ Moon00:57 – 01:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:07
- 10☉︎ Sun04:07 – 04:55
- 11♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:29 to 07:41: 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.