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, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:27
- 2☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:28
- 3♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:31
- 5☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:36
- 8♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:37
- 9☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:38
- 10♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:41
- 12☽︎ Moon17:41 – 18:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 19:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:40
- 3♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:39
- 4☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:37
- 5♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:34
- 7☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:30
- 10♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:28
- 11☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:27
- 12♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: 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.