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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:19
- 2♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:23
- 4☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:31
- 8☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:34
- 9♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:38
- 11☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:38
- 3☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:36
- 4♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:23
- 10☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:21
- 11♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:17 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.