Planetary hours
in Geita.
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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:54 – 07:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 08:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:54
- 4♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:54
- 5☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:55
- 6♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:55
- 8☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:55
- 11♂︎ Mars16:55 – 17:55
- 12☉︎ Sun17:55 – 18:55
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:55 – 19:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 20:55
- 3☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:55
- 6♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:55
- 7☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:54
- 8♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:54
- 10☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geita?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 12h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:54 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.