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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:03 – 07:06
- 2☉︎ Sun07:06 – 08:10
- 3♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:16
- 5☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:28
- 9☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:31
- 10♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:37
- 12☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:34
- 3♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:31
- 4☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:28
- 5♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:22
- 7☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:10
- 11☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:06
- 12♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:03 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.