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, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:33
- 2☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:35
- 3♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:39
- 5☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:44
- 8♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:46
- 9☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:48
- 10♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 17:52
- 12☽︎ Moon17:52 – 18:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:54 – 19:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 20:50
- 3♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:48
- 4☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:46
- 5♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:43
- 7☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:35
- 11☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:33
- 12♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Morogoro?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:31 to 07:33: 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.