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, 10 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:56
- 5♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:58
- 6☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:04
- 9☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:10
- 12♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:10
- 2♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 01:00
- 7♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Wednesday, 10 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:49: 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.