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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:03
- 3☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:00
- 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 12:59
- 7☉︎ Sun12:59 – 13:58
- 8♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:56
- 10☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 17:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:53 – 19:54
- 2☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:55
- 3♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 06:04
- 12☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:05
Other cities · Tanzania
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumbawanga?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:05 to 08:04: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.