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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:06
- 3♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:08
- 4☉︎ Sun09:08 – 10:11
- 5♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:16
- 7☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:24
- 10♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:26
- 11☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:29
- 12♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:29
- 2☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:21
- 5♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:19
- 6☉︎ Sun23:19 – 00:16
- 7♀︎ Venus00:16 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:11
- 9☽︎ Moon02:11 – 03:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 05:04
- 12♂︎ Mars05:04 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dar es Salaam?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:01 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.