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, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:34
- 2♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:36
- 3☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:38
- 4♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:42
- 6☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:48
- 9♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:50
- 10☉︎ Sun15:50 – 16:53
- 11♀︎ Venus16:53 – 17:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 18:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:57 – 19:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 20:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:51
- 4♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:49
- 5☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:47
- 6♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:42
- 8☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:36
- 11♂︎ Mars04:36 – 05:34
- 12☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabora?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:32 to 07:34: 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.