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 Sunday, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:24
- 2♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:27
- 4☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:37
- 9♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:41
- 11☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:43
- 2♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:41
- 3☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:39
- 4♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:28
- 10☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:26
- 11♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanga?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:22 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.