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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:42
- 6☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:35
- 12♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:35
- 2♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:46: 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.