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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:44
- 9☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:54
- 12♂︎ Mars17:54 – 18:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:57 – 19:54
- 2♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:22: 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.