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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:06 – 09:04
- 3♂︎ Mars09:04 – 10:02
- 4☉︎ Sun10:02 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:57
- 7☽︎ Moon12:57 – 13:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:53
- 10♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:51
- 11☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:49
- 12♀︎ Venus17:49 – 18:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:49
- 2☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:54
- 5♂︎ Mars22:54 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 05:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:06
- 12♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumbawanga?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 18:48: 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?
Saturn, from 07:07 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.