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 Monday, 18 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:32
- 4♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:34
- 5☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:37
- 6♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:41
- 8☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:48
- 11♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:51
- 12☉︎ Sun17:51 – 18:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:53 – 19:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:48
- 3☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:42
- 6♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:39
- 7☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:37
- 8♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:32
- 10☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Morogoro?
On Monday, 18 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:25 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.