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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:18
- 3♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:20
- 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:22
- 5♀︎ Venus10:22 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:27
- 7☽︎ Moon12:27 – 13:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:34
- 10♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:36
- 11☉︎ Sun16:36 – 17:39
- 12♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 19:39
- 2☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:30
- 6☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:27
- 7♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:23
- 9☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:16
- 12♂︎ Mars05:16 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:13 to 07:15: 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.