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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:16
- 2♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:37
- 11☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:39
- 2♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:37
- 3☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:35
- 4♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:18
- 11♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:42: 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?
The Sun, from 06:14 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.