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, 23 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:56 – 06:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:01 – 09:03
- 4♂︎ Mars09:03 – 10:05
- 5☉︎ Sun10:05 – 11:07
- 6♀︎ Venus11:07 – 12:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:11
- 8☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:18
- 11♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:20
- 12☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:18
- 3☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:11
- 6♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:09
- 7☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:07
- 8♀︎ Venus01:07 – 02:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:03
- 10☽︎ Moon03:03 – 04:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zanzibar?
On Monday, 23 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:56 to 06:58: 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.