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, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:09
- 2♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:12
- 3☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:16
- 4♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:23
- 6☽︎ Moon11:23 – 12:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:34
- 9♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:37
- 10☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:41
- 11♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 18:48
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:48 – 19:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:37
- 4♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:34
- 5☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:30
- 6♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:23
- 8☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:13
- 11♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:09
- 12☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:05 to 07:09: 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.