Planetary hours
in Dar es Salaam.
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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:55 – 06:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 07:59
- 3☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:06
- 6♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:10
- 8♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:15
- 10☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:19
- 2☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:17
- 3♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:13
- 5☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:06
- 8♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:04
- 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:57
- 12☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dar es Salaam?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: 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.