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, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:26 – 07:28
- 2☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:29
- 3♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:33
- 5☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:37
- 8♂︎ Mars13:37 – 14:39
- 9☉︎ Sun14:39 – 15:40
- 10♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 17:44
- 12☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 19:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:42
- 3♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:41
- 4☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:39
- 5♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:31
- 10♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:30
- 11☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:28
- 12♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:26 to 07:28: 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.