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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:46 – 07:56
- 2☉︎ Sun07:56 – 09:05
- 3♀︎ Venus09:05 – 10:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 11:23
- 5☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:51
- 8♂︎ Mars14:51 – 16:00
- 9☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:09
- 10♀︎ Venus17:09 – 18:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:27
- 12☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:18
- 3♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:09
- 4☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:00
- 5♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 01:42
- 7☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:15
- 10♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:06
- 11☉︎ Sun05:06 – 05:57
- 12♀︎ Venus05:57 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:46 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.