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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:45
- 2♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:44
- 4☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:39
- 2♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:40
- 3☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:40
- 4♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:44
- 10☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:46 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.