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, 17 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:30
- 2♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:30
- 3☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:31
- 4♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:31
- 6☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:32
- 9♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:32
- 10☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:33
- 11♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:32
- 4♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:32
- 5☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:32
- 6♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:31
- 8☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:30
- 11♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:30
- 12☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Thursday, 17 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:30 to 07:30: 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.