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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:39
- 2♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:51
- 11☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 19:52
- 2♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:51
- 3☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:50
- 4♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mwanza?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:37 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.