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, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:40
- 2♂︎ Mars07:40 – 08:42
- 3☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:43
- 4♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:47
- 6☽︎ Moon11:47 – 12:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:52
- 9♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:54
- 10☉︎ Sun15:54 – 16:56
- 11♀︎ Venus16:56 – 17:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:57 – 18:59
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:59 – 19:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:57 – 20:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:54
- 4♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:52
- 5☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:51
- 6♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 01:47
- 8☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:42
- 11♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:40
- 12☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:38 to 07:40: 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.