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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:28
- 3♂︎ Mars08:28 – 09:29
- 4☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:30
- 5♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:38
- 11☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:39
- 12♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:39
- 2☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:38 – 21:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:35
- 5♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:34
- 6☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:30
- 9☽︎ Moon02:30 – 03:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:28 – 05:27
- 12♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:25 to 07:27: 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.