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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:41
- 2♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:12
- 4☽︎ Moon10:12 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:00
- 9♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:31
- 11☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:17
- 2♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:31
- 3☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:46
- 4♀︎ Venus20:46 – 22:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 23:15
- 6☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:27
- 11♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:55 to 08:41: 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.