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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:11
- 3☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:23
- 8♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:28
- 10☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:32
- 2☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:30
- 3♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:09
- 12☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:06 to 07:09: 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.