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 Tuesday, 30 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:05
- 2☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:03
- 3♀︎ Venus09:03 – 10:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 12:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 13:55
- 8♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:53
- 9☉︎ Sun14:53 – 15:52
- 10♀︎ Venus15:52 – 16:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 17:48
- 12☽︎ Moon17:48 – 18:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 19:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:50
- 3♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:52
- 4☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:57
- 7☽︎ Moon00:57 – 01:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 03:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 04:02
- 10♂︎ Mars04:02 – 05:04
- 11☉︎ Sun05:04 – 06:05
- 12♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumbawanga?
On Tuesday, 30 June 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:07 to 08:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.