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, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 08:55
- 3♂︎ Mars08:55 – 09:56
- 4☉︎ Sun09:56 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 12:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 13:01
- 7☽︎ Moon13:01 – 14:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:06
- 10♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:08
- 11☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:10
- 12♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:10
- 2☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 23:05
- 5♂︎ Mars23:05 – 00:03
- 6☉︎ Sun00:03 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 04:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 05:53
- 12♂︎ Mars05:53 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tabora?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:51 to 07:53: 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.