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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:32
- 2☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:39
- 12♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:39
- 2♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:38
- 4☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:35
- 8☉︎ Sun01:35 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mwanza?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:31 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.