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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 15:44
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:07
- 2☽︎ Moon08:07 – 08:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:35
- 12♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:35
- 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:07: 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.