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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:17
- 4☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:22
- 7♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:29
- 11☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:31
- 2♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:29
- 3☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:18
- 9♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:15
- 11♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:11 to 07:13: 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.