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 Monday, 21 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:28
- 4♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:29
- 5☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:29
- 6♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:30
- 8☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:32
- 11♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:32
- 12☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:32
- 3☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:30
- 6♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:29
- 7☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:29
- 8♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:28
- 10☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Monday, 21 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:27 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.