Planetary hours
in Tanga.
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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:09
- 7☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:10
- 8♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:12
- 10☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:14
- 2☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:13
- 3♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:11
- 5☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:06
- 9☉︎ Sun02:06 – 03:05
- 10♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:03
- 12☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanga?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:02 to 07:03: 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.