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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:23
- 7☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:32
- 10☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:39
- 2☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:35
- 3♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:29
- 5☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:19
- 8♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:42: 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?
Venus, from 06:03 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.