Planetary hours
in Sumbawanga.
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, 25 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:04
- 2♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:02
- 3☉︎ Sun09:02 – 10:01
- 4♀︎ Venus10:01 – 10:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 11:57
- 6☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 13:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:52
- 9♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:51
- 10☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:49
- 11♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:46
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:46 – 19:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:51
- 4♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:52
- 5☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:54
- 6♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 01:57
- 8☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 04:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:01 – 05:03
- 11♂︎ Mars05:03 – 06:04
- 12☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumbawanga?
On Thursday, 25 June 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:06 to 08:04: 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.