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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:16
- 3♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:18
- 4☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:20
- 5♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:24
- 7☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:31
- 10♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:33
- 11☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:36
- 12♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:36
- 2☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:25
- 7♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:20
- 9☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:18 – 04:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:14
- 12♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 12h 27m, 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?
Saturn, from 06:11 to 07:13: 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.