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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:03
- 2♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:15
- 8☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:17
- 9♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:20
- 11☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:22
- 2♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:20
- 3☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:18
- 4♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:15
- 6☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Morogoro?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:01 to 07:03: 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.