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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:53
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 08:53
- 3♂︎ Mars08:53 – 09:53
- 4☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:53
- 5♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:54
- 10♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:54
- 11☉︎ Sun16:54 – 17:54
- 12♀︎ Venus17:54 – 18:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:54 – 19:54
- 2☽︎ Moon19:54 – 20:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:54 – 22:54
- 5♂︎ Mars22:54 – 23:54
- 6☉︎ Sun23:54 – 00:53
- 7♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 05:52
- 12♂︎ Mars05:52 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geita?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:53 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:53 to 07:53: 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.