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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:31
- 8♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:32
- 10☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:33
- 2☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:32
- 3♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:31
- 5☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:30
- 9☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:29
- 10♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:28
- 12☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:28 to 07:29: 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.