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 Monday, 30 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:06
- 4♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:08
- 5☉︎ Sun10:08 – 11:10
- 6♀︎ Venus11:10 – 12:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:14
- 8☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:20
- 11♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:22
- 12☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:23
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:20
- 3☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:14
- 6♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:12
- 7☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:10
- 8♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 03:06
- 10☽︎ Moon03:06 – 04:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanga?
On Monday, 30 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:00 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.