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 Friday, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:28
- 3☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:36
- 7☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:42
- 10☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:45
- 2☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:43
- 3♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:40
- 5☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:32
- 9☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:30
- 10♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:26
- 12☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabora?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.