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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:38
- 12♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:38
- 2♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:03
Other cities · Tanzania
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.