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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:26 – 08:28
- 3♂︎ Mars08:28 – 09:30
- 4☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:32
- 5♀︎ Venus10:32 – 11:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:42
- 10♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:44
- 11☉︎ Sun16:44 – 17:46
- 12♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:46
- 2☽︎ Moon19:46 – 20:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 21:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:38
- 6☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:32
- 9☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:27
- 12♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabora?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:48: 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?
Saturn, from 06:25 to 07:26: 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.