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 Sunday, 4 January 2026: day of the Sun
- 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☉︎ Sun08:33 – 09:22
- 2♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:00
- 4☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:28
- 7♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:06
- 9♀︎ Venus15:06 – 15:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:33
- 2♂︎ Mars19:33 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:55
- 4♀︎ Venus21:55 – 23:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 00:17
- 6☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:50
- 9♂︎ Mars03:50 – 05:00
- 10☉︎ Sun05:00 – 06:11
- 11♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tangier?
On Sunday, 4 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 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.