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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:50
- 2♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:39
- 4☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:23
- 7♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:12
- 9♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:01
- 11☽︎ Moon17:01 – 17:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 18:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:56
- 2♂︎ Mars19:56 – 21:01
- 3☉︎ Sun21:01 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:34
- 9♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:40
- 10☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:45
- 11♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:55 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.