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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:41
- 3☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:40
- 6♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:39
- 10☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:38
- 2☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:38
- 3♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:39
- 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:40
- 8♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:40
- 9☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:41
- 12☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:42 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.