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, 12 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:07
- 2♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:09
- 3☉︎ Sun08:09 – 09:12
- 4♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:18
- 6☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:27
- 9♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:30
- 10☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:33
- 11♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:30
- 4♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:27
- 5☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:24
- 6♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:18
- 8☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:09
- 11♂︎ Mars04:09 – 05:06
- 12☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Thursday, 12 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: 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.