Planetary hours
in Tangier.
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, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:11
- 3♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:00
- 4☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:49
- 5♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:27
- 7☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:54
- 10♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:43
- 11☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:33
- 12♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:33
- 2☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 23:05
- 5♂︎ Mars23:05 – 00:16
- 6☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:27
- 7♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:49
- 9☽︎ Moon03:49 – 05:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:22
- 12♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tangier?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:33 to 09:22: 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.