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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:43
- 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:55
- 12♂︎ Mars17:55 – 18:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:58 – 19:55
- 2♀︎ Venus19:55 – 20:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:25 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:13 to 07:17: 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.