Planetary hours
in Tabora.
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, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:58
- 7☉︎ Sun12:58 – 14:00
- 8♀︎ Venus14:00 – 15:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:07
- 2☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:06
- 3♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:02
- 5☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:56
- 8♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:54
- 9☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:49
- 12☽︎ Moon05:49 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabora?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:47 to 07:48: 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.