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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:56
- 2☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:32
- 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:41
- 7♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:59
- 9☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:26
- 12♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:26
- 2♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:08
- 4☽︎ Moon23:08 – 23:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 00:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:42
- 7♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:24
- 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 05:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:48 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 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.