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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:25
- 2♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:27
- 4☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:35
- 9♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:38
- 11☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:39
- 2♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:38
- 3☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:36
- 4♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:33
- 6☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:27
- 10☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:26
- 11♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:23
Other cities · Tanzania
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabora?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.