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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:07
- 2♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:32
- 11☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:34
- 2♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:32
- 3☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:29
- 4♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:10
- 11♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:04 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.