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 Friday, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:16
- 3☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:31
- 6♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:37
- 7☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:42
- 8♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:52
- 10☽︎ Moon16:52 – 17:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:03
- 2☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:58
- 3♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:47
- 5☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:32
- 8♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:27
- 9☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:22
- 10♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:11
- 12☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:05 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.