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 Wednesday, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:41
- 2☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:47
- 5♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 17:59
- 12♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:01 – 19:59
- 2♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:56
- 4☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:43
- 11☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dodoma?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:39 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.