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 Friday, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 08:54
- 3☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:59
- 6♂︎ Mars11:59 – 13:01
- 7☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:02
- 8♀︎ Venus14:02 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:05
- 10☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:08
- 2☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:07
- 3♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:59
- 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:58
- 9☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:56
- 10♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:53
- 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kahama?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:51 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.