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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:07
- 2♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:10
- 3☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:13
- 4♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:18
- 6☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:26
- 9♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:28
- 10☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:31
- 11♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:28
- 4♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:26
- 5☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:23
- 6♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:18
- 8☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:10
- 11♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:07
- 12☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:05 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.