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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:31
- 5♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:35
- 7♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:45
- 12♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:45
- 2♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:28
- 11☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabora?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:24 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.