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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:20
- 3☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:25
- 8♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:27
- 10☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:29
- 2☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:28
- 3♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:26
- 5☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:21
- 10♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:18
- 12☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:18 to 07:19: 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.