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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 08:44
- 2☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:17
- 12♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:17
- 2♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:45
- 8☉︎ Sun01:45 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:30
- 11☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 9h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 14h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:58 to 08:44: 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.