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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 09:03
- 3♂︎ Mars09:03 – 10:13
- 4☉︎ Sun10:13 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:42
- 7☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 16:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:12
- 10♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:21
- 11☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:31
- 12♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:31
- 2☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:02
- 5♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:52
- 6☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:43
- 7♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:23
- 9☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 05:54
- 12♂︎ Mars05:54 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:43 to 07:53: 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.