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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:44
- 5♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:47
- 7♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:54
- 12♂︎ Mars17:54 – 18:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:54
- 2♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:45
- 9♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mwanza?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:39 to 07:40: 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.