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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:00
- 2♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:02
- 3☉︎ Sun08:02 – 09:05
- 4♀︎ Venus09:05 – 10:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:10
- 6☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:17
- 9♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:20
- 10☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:22
- 11♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:27
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:20
- 4♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:17
- 5☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:15
- 6♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:10
- 8☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 04:03
- 11♂︎ Mars04:03 – 05:00
- 12☉︎ Sun05:00 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dar es Salaam?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:57 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.