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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:30
- 3☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:34
- 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:36
- 10☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:38
- 2☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:37
- 3♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:35
- 5☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:32
- 9☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:31
- 10♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:29
- 12☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mwanza?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 12h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:29 to 07:29: 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.