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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:45
- 2☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:11
- 12♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:11
- 2♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:59
- 7♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:53
- 9♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:45: 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.