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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:17
- 2☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:20
- 3♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:25
- 5☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:33
- 8♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:36
- 9☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:39
- 10♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:44
- 12☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 19:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:41
- 3♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:39
- 4☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:36
- 5♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:31
- 7☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:23
- 10♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:20
- 11☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:47: 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?
Mars, 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 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.