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 Tuesday, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:57 – 08:43
- 2☉︎ Sun08:43 – 09:28
- 3♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:14 – 10:59
- 5☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:15
- 8♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:01
- 9☉︎ Sun14:01 – 14:46
- 10♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:17
- 12☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:32
- 3♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:30
- 7☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 03:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 04:14
- 10♂︎ Mars04:14 – 05:29
- 11☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:44
- 12♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 14h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:57 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.