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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- 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♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:12
- 2☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:18
- 5☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:24
- 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:26
- 9☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:27
- 10♀︎ Venus15:27 – 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 – 21:27
- 4☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:25
- 5♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:22
- 7☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:16
- 10♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:12
- 12♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 23m, 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?
Mars, from 06:10 to 07:12: 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.