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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:33
- 3♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:35
- 4☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:36
- 5♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:45
- 10♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:46
- 11☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:48
- 12♀︎ Venus17:48 – 18:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:50 – 19:48
- 2☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:43
- 5♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:40
- 7♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:37
- 9☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:32
- 12♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:30 to 07:31: 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.