Planetary hours
in Dodoma.
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, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:47
- 2☉︎ Sun07:47 – 08:46
- 3♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:45
- 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:42
- 8♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:41
- 9☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:41
- 10♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:39
- 12☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:40
- 3♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:41
- 4☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:41
- 5♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:43
- 7☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:45 – 03:45
- 10♂︎ Mars03:45 – 04:46
- 11☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:47
- 12♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:48 to 07:47: 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.