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, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:08
- 2☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:14
- 3♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:26
- 5☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:38 – 14:44
- 8♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:49
- 9☉︎ Sun15:49 – 16:55
- 10♀︎ Venus16:55 – 18:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:01 – 19:07
- 12☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:02
- 3♂︎ Mars22:02 – 22:56
- 4☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:50
- 5♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:38
- 7☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:21
- 10♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:15
- 11☉︎ Sun05:15 – 06:09
- 12♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:02 to 08:08: 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.