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, 17 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:12
- 3♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:02
- 4☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:52
- 5♀︎ Venus11:52 – 12:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:33
- 7☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:04
- 10♂︎ Mars16:04 – 16:54
- 11☉︎ Sun16:54 – 17:44
- 12♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:34 – 19:44
- 2☽︎ Moon19:44 – 20:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 22:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:23
- 6☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:33
- 7♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:52
- 9☽︎ Moon03:52 – 05:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:21
- 12♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tangier?
On Saturday, 17 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:31 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.