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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:48
- 3☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:29
- 6♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:22
- 7☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:15
- 8♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:02
- 10☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:49
- 2☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:56
- 3♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:09
- 5☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:36
- 9☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:43
- 10♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:56
- 12☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:01 to 08:55: 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.