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 Tuesday, 20 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:21
- 2☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:11
- 3♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 11:53
- 5☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:24
- 8♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:15
- 9☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:06
- 10♀︎ Venus16:06 – 16:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 17:47
- 12☽︎ Moon17:47 – 18:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:56
- 3♂︎ Mars20:56 – 22:06
- 4☉︎ Sun22:06 – 23:15
- 5♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:34
- 7☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 05:02
- 10♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:11
- 11☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:20
- 12♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tangier?
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 10h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:30 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.