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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:16
- 3☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:21
- 6♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:23
- 7☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:28
- 10☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:31
- 2☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:29
- 3♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:26
- 5☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:14
- 12☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:12 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.