Planetary hours
in Mbeya.
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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 08:56
- 3♂︎ Mars08:56 – 09:55
- 4☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:54
- 5♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:48
- 10♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:47
- 11☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:46
- 12♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 19:46
- 2☽︎ Moon19:46 – 20:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:47 – 21:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:50
- 6☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:51
- 7♀︎ Venus00:51 – 01:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 02:53
- 9☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 05:57
- 12♂︎ Mars05:57 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 11h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:58 to 07:57: 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.