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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 1 of the night, until 19:40
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:40
- 12♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:40
- 2♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:16 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.