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 Tuesday, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:15
- 2☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:17
- 3♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:20
- 5☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:23 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:26
- 9☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:28
- 10♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:31
- 12☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:29
- 3♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:28
- 4☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:26
- 5♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:23
- 7☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:18
- 10♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:17
- 11☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:15
- 12♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:14 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.