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 Sunday, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:31
- 2♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:53
- 9♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:00
- 11☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:03
- 2♂︎ Mars20:03 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:56
- 4♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:41
- 9♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:27 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.