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, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- 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♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 07:45
- 2♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:44
- 3☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:43
- 4♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:41
- 6☽︎ Moon11:41 – 12:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:38
- 9♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:37
- 10☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:36
- 11♀︎ Venus16:36 – 17:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:37
- 4♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:38
- 5☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:39
- 6♀︎ Venus23:39 – 00:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:41
- 8☽︎ Moon01:41 – 02:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:44
- 11♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:45
- 12☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 11h 48m, 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?
Jupiter, from 06:46 to 07:45: 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.