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 Thursday, 19 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:27
- 2♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:28
- 3☉︎ Sun08:28 – 09:30
- 4♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:33
- 6☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:37
- 9♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:39
- 10☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:40
- 11♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:44
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 20:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:39
- 4♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:38
- 5☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:36
- 6♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:33
- 8☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:29
- 11♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:27
- 12☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Thursday, 19 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.