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 Saturday, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:35 – 08:35
- 3♂︎ Mars08:35 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:37
- 5♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:40
- 10♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:41
- 11☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:42
- 12♀︎ Venus17:42 – 18:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:42
- 2☽︎ Moon19:42 – 20:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:39
- 5♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:39
- 6☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:37 – 02:36
- 9☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:34
- 12♂︎ Mars05:34 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 18:43: 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?
Saturn, from 06:34 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.