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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:35
- 3☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:40
- 10☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:42
- 2☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:41
- 3♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:39
- 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:36
- 9☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:34
- 12☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Geita?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:33 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.