Planetary hours
in Zanzibar.
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 Monday, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:55 – 06:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 07:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 09:01
- 4♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:03
- 5☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:05
- 6♀︎ Venus11:05 – 12:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:09
- 8☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:15
- 11♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:17
- 12☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:15
- 3☽︎ Moon20:15 – 21:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:09
- 6♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:07
- 7☉︎ Sun00:07 – 01:06
- 8♀︎ Venus01:06 – 02:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:02
- 10☽︎ Moon03:02 – 04:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zanzibar?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:55 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.