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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:27
- 4♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:29
- 5☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:30
- 6♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:33
- 8☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:38
- 11♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:39
- 12☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:41
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:38
- 3☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:33
- 6♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:32
- 7☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:30
- 8♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:27
- 10☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:24 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabora?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:23 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.