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 Tuesday, 26 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:50 – 07:52
- 2☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:54
- 3♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:57
- 5☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 13:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 14:02
- 8♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:04
- 9☉︎ Sun15:04 – 16:06
- 10♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:09
- 12☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 20:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:08
- 3♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:06
- 4☉︎ Sun22:06 – 23:04
- 5♀︎ Venus23:04 – 00:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 01:01
- 7☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 02:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:56
- 10♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:54
- 11☉︎ Sun04:54 – 05:52
- 12♀︎ Venus05:52 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabora?
On Tuesday, 26 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:50 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.