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 Tuesday, 15 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:40
- 2☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:40
- 3♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:41
- 5☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:41
- 8♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:41
- 9☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:42
- 10♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 17:42
- 12☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 19:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:42
- 3♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:42
- 4☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:41
- 5♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:40
- 10♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:40
- 11☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:39
- 12♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 11h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:40 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.