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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:41
- 4♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:44
- 5☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:47
- 6♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:54
- 8☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 16:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 17:03
- 11♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:06
- 12☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:09
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:03
- 3☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:54
- 6♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:51
- 7☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:48
- 8♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:41
- 10☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:38 – 05:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:32 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.