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 Sunday, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:37
- 2♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:35
- 9♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:34
- 11☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:34
- 2♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:34
- 3☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:36
- 11♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:37 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.