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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- 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☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:23
- 7♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:28
- 11☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:29
- 2♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:28
- 3☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:26
- 4♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:19
- 11♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:17
Other cities · Tanzania
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 13m, 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?
The Sun, from 06:17 to 07:18: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.