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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:27
- 4☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:30
- 5♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:46
- 10♂︎ Mars15:46 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:52
- 12♀︎ Venus17:52 – 18:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 19:52
- 2☽︎ Moon19:52 – 20:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:43
- 5♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:30
- 9☽︎ Moon02:30 – 03:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:21
- 12♂︎ Mars05:21 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:55: 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?
Saturn, from 06:18 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.