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, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:36
- 3☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:45
- 6♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:48
- 7☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:58
- 10☽︎ Moon15:58 – 17:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:04
- 2☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:01
- 3♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:55
- 5☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:42
- 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:39
- 10♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:33
- 12☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Songea?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:29 to 07:32: 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.