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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:51
- 12♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:51
- 2♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:18
- 11☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:10 to 07:14: 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.
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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.