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, 14 March 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:50 – 07:51
- 2♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:58
- 11☽︎ Moon16:58 – 17:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:00 – 19:59
- 2♂︎ Mars19:59 – 20:58
- 3☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:53
- 9♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:52
- 10☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:52
- 11♀︎ Venus04:52 – 05:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbeya?
On Sunday, 14 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 12h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:50 to 07:51: 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.