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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:22
- 3☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:48
- 10☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 18:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:59 – 19:56
- 2☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:52
- 3♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:45
- 5☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:30
- 9☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:19
- 12☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:14 to 07:18: 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.