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, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:45
- 2☉︎ Sun07:45 – 08:46
- 3♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:46 – 10:46
- 5☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:47 – 12:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:47
- 9☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:48
- 10♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 17:48
- 12☽︎ Moon17:48 – 18:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 19:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:48
- 3♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:48
- 4☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:47
- 5♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:47
- 7☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:46
- 10♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:45
- 11☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:45
- 12♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 12h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:45 to 07:45: 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.