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 Friday, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:32
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:12
- 3☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:42
- 6♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:33
- 7☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:03
- 10☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:43
- 2☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:53
- 3♀︎ Venus20:53 – 22:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:13
- 5☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:42
- 8♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:52
- 9☉︎ Sun03:52 – 05:02
- 10♀︎ Venus05:02 – 06:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:22
- 12☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tangier?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:32 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:32 to 09:22: 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.