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 Wednesday, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:21
- 2☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:53
- 5♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:43
- 6☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:34
- 7♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:16
- 9☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 17:48
- 12♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:48
- 2♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:34
- 7♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:52
- 9♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:11
- 11☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tangier?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.