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 Thursday, 19 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:23 – 07:25
- 2♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:26
- 3☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:28
- 4♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:32
- 6☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:37
- 9♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:39
- 10☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:41
- 11♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:44
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:39
- 4♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:37
- 5☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:35
- 6♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:32
- 8☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:27
- 11♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:25
- 12☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabora?
On Thursday, 19 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.