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 Wednesday, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 09:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:32
- 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:43
- 7♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 16:04
- 9☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:35
- 12♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:35
- 2♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:14
- 4☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:43
- 7♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:02
- 11☽︎ Moon05:02 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:40 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.