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, 23 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:27
- 2☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:29
- 5♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:29
- 6☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:30
- 7♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:31
- 9☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:33
- 12♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:33
- 2♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:32
- 4☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:31
- 7♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:30
- 8☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:28 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:26 to 08:27: 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.