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 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Casablanca).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:12
- 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:04
- 8♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:57
- 10☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:50
- 2☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:53
- 3♀︎ Venus19:53 – 20:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:27
- 12☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tangier?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:30 to 07:26: 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.