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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:11
- 2☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:32
- 12♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:32
- 2♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:09 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.