Planetary hours
in Mwanza.
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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:52 – 07:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:52
- 3☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:53
- 7☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:53
- 8♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:53
- 10☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 18:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:53 – 19:53
- 2☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:53
- 3♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:53
- 5☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:52
- 10♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:52
- 12☽︎ Moon05:52 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mwanza?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:52 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.