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 Wednesday, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:36
- 2☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:36
- 12♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:36
- 2♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 12h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:36 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.