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 Thursday, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:50 – 07:48
- 2♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:47
- 3☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:46
- 4♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:43
- 6☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:39
- 9♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:38
- 10☉︎ Sun15:38 – 16:37
- 11♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:38
- 4♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:39
- 5☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:40
- 6♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:43
- 8☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 04:47
- 11♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:48
- 12☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Thursday, 13 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 06:49, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:50 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.