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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:26
- 4♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:27
- 5☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:29
- 6♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:32
- 8☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:37
- 11♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:39
- 12☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:37
- 3☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:32
- 6♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:29
- 8♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:26
- 10☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:21 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.