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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:56 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:56
- 3☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:55
- 6♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:54
- 10☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:54 – 19:54
- 2☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:54
- 3♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:55
- 5☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:55
- 8♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:55
- 9☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:55
- 10♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:56 to 07:56: 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.