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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:20
- 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:35
- 7♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:50
- 12♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:53 – 19:50
- 2♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:23
- 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:20: 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.