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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:28
- 6♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:32
- 8♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:35
- 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:39
- 2☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:37
- 3♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:28
- 8♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:26
- 9☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:24
- 10♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:21
- 12☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:19 to 07:21: 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.