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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:16
- 4♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:18
- 5☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:20
- 6♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:24
- 8☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:29
- 11♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:31
- 12☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:29
- 3☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:24
- 6♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:22
- 7☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:20
- 8♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:16
- 10☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:14 – 05:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Monday, 19 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 06:10, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.