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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:21
- 3♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:23
- 4☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:37
- 10♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:40
- 11☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:42
- 12♀︎ Venus17:42 – 18:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 19:42
- 2☽︎ Moon19:42 – 20:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:35
- 5♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:26
- 9☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:23 – 04:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:19
- 12♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:16 to 07:18: 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.