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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:49
- 3☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:53
- 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:56
- 8♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:58
- 10☽︎ Moon15:58 – 17:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:01
- 2☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:00
- 3♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:52
- 9☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:48
- 12☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mwanza?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:47 to 07:48: 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.