Planetary hours
in Kahama.
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, 3 January 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:47
- 3☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:59
- 10☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:02
- 2☉︎ Sun20:02 – 21:01
- 3♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:49
- 10♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:46
- 12☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Friday, 3 January 2025, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:43 to 07:45: 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.