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, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:24 – 07:24
- 2♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:30
- 11☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:31
- 2♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:30
- 3☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:29
- 4♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:26
- 9♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:25
- 10☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:24
- 11♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:24 to 07:24: 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.