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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 08:56
- 2☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:15
- 9☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:32
- 12♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:32
- 2♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:13
- 9♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:41
- 11☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:10 to 08:56: 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.