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, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:13
- 4♂︎ Mars09:13 – 10:16
- 5☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:18
- 6♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:23
- 8☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:30
- 11♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:33
- 12☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:30
- 3☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:23
- 6♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:20
- 7☉︎ Sun00:20 – 01:18
- 8♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:13
- 10☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:06 to 07:08: 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.