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, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:38
- 3♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:48
- 4☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:19
- 7☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:51
- 10♂︎ Mars16:51 – 18:01
- 11☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:11
- 12♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:11
- 2☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 22:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 23:40
- 5♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:29
- 6☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:19
- 7♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:37 – 05:27
- 12♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tangier?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:17 to 07:27: 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.