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, 14 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:50
- 2♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:52
- 3☉︎ Sun08:52 – 09:53
- 4♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:56
- 6☽︎ Moon11:56 – 12:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 14:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 15:01
- 9♂︎ Mars15:01 – 16:03
- 10☉︎ Sun16:03 – 17:04
- 11♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:08
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 21:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 22:03
- 4♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:01
- 5☉︎ Sun23:01 – 00:00
- 6♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 01:57
- 8☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 03:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 04:52
- 11♂︎ Mars04:52 – 05:50
- 12☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Thursday, 14 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:48 to 07:50: 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.