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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:13
- 2☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:34
- 12♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:34
- 2♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:10 to 07:13: 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.