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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:27
- 2♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:29
- 3☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:30
- 4♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:32
- 6☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:36
- 9♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:37
- 10☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:38
- 11♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:39 – 20:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:37
- 4♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:36
- 5☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:34
- 6♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:32
- 8☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:28
- 11♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:27
- 12☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:26 to 07:27: 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.