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 Friday, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:49
- 3☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:59
- 7☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:01
- 8♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:06
- 10☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:11
- 2☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:09
- 3♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:56
- 8♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:54
- 9☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:46
- 12☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:43 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.