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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:24
- 3☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:30
- 6♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:32
- 7☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:34
- 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:37
- 10☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:41
- 2☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:39
- 3♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:36
- 5☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:31
- 8♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:29
- 9☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:27
- 10♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:23
- 12☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:21 to 08:22: 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.