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 Monday, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:23
- 4♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:25
- 5☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:28
- 6♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:33
- 8☽︎ Moon13:33 – 14:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:41
- 11♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:44
- 12☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:41
- 3☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:33
- 6♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:30
- 7☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:28
- 8♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:23
- 10☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.