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, 20 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Paris).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:56
- 2☉︎ Sun07:56 – 09:05
- 3♀︎ Venus09:05 – 10:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:21
- 5☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:46
- 8♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:54
- 9☉︎ Sun15:54 – 17:02
- 10♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:18
- 12☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:10
- 3♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:01
- 4☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:53
- 5♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:37
- 7☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:20 – 04:12
- 10♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:03
- 11☉︎ Sun05:03 – 05:55
- 12♀︎ Venus05:55 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Marseille?
On Tuesday, 20 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:48 to 07:56: 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.