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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:31
- 3☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:35
- 7☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:36
- 8♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:38
- 10☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:39
- 2☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:38
- 3♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:37
- 5☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:33
- 9☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:29 to 07:30: 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.