Planetary hours
in Morogoro.
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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:39
- 2☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:38
- 3♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:37
- 5☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:34
- 8♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:33
- 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:33
- 10♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:31
- 12☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:32
- 3♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:32
- 4☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:33
- 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:38
- 11☉︎ Sun04:38 – 05:39
- 12♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Morogoro?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:40 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.