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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:47
- 12♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:47
- 2♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.