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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 08:52
- 2☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:14
- 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 15:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:46
- 12♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:46
- 2♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:39
- 11☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:05 to 08:52: 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.