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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:27
- 3♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:29
- 4☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:30
- 5♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:34
- 7☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:39
- 10♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:41
- 11☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:43
- 12♀︎ Venus17:43 – 18:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 19:43
- 2☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:38
- 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:34
- 7♀︎ Venus00:34 – 01:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:30
- 9☽︎ Moon02:30 – 03:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:25
- 12♂︎ Mars05:25 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabora?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.