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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:17
- 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:18
- 4☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:19
- 5♀︎ Venus10:19 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:22
- 7☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:23 – 14:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:27
- 11☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:28
- 12♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:28
- 2☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:24
- 5♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:22
- 7♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:19
- 9☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:18 – 04:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:15
- 12♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:15 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.