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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- 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☉︎ Sun06:30 – 07:32
- 2♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:47
- 11☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:49
- 2♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:47
- 3☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:45
- 4♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:35
- 10☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Sunday, 6 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?
The Sun, from 06:30 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.