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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:42
- 12♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:42
- 2♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:30
- 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:15 to 07:17: 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.