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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 08:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:44
- 3♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:39
- 4☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:23
- 7☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:07
- 10♂︎ Mars16:07 – 17:02
- 11☉︎ Sun17:02 – 17:57
- 12♀︎ Venus17:57 – 18:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 19:57
- 2☽︎ Moon19:57 – 21:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 22:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:18
- 6☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:24
- 7♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:34
- 9☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:50
- 12♂︎ Mars06:50 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:54 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.