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 Tuesday, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:57 – 07:56
- 2☉︎ Sun07:56 – 08:56
- 3♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 11:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:54 – 13:54
- 8♂︎ Mars13:54 – 14:53
- 9☉︎ Sun14:53 – 15:53
- 10♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:52 – 17:52
- 12☽︎ Moon17:52 – 18:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 19:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 20:52
- 3♂︎ Mars20:52 – 21:53
- 4☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:55 – 03:56
- 10♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:56
- 11☉︎ Sun04:56 – 05:56
- 12♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:57 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.