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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:00 – 08:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:30
- 3☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:46
- 6♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:16
- 8♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:47
- 10☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:17
- 2☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:32
- 3♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 22:02
- 5☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:46
- 8♂︎ Mars01:46 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:16
- 10♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:46
- 12☽︎ Moon06:46 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 9h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 14h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:00 to 08:45: 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.