Planetary hours
in Songea.
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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:45
- 5♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:35
- 12♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:35
- 2♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:38
- 4☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:47
- 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:50 to 07:49: 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.