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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:24
- 3☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:36
- 7☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:45
- 10☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 18:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:54 – 19:51
- 2☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:48
- 3♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:42
- 5☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:30
- 9☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:27
- 10♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:21
- 12☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.