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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:57 – 06:59
- 2☉︎ Sun06:59 – 08:02
- 3♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:07
- 5☽︎ Moon10:07 – 11:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 12:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:14
- 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:16
- 9☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:19
- 10♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:24
- 12☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:21
- 3♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:19
- 4☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:16
- 5♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:04
- 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:02
- 11☉︎ Sun04:02 – 04:59
- 12♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dar es Salaam?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:57 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.