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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:34
- 9♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:39
- 11☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:41
- 2♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:37
- 4♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:20
- 11♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:15 to 07:18: 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.