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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:40
- 2♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:44
- 4☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:50
- 7♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 14:54
- 9♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:57
- 11☽︎ Moon16:57 – 17:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 19:59
- 2♂︎ Mars19:59 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:56
- 4♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:44
- 10☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:43
- 11♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:39 to 07:40: 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.