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, 1 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:38
- 2♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:39
- 3☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:40
- 4♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:42
- 6☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:44
- 9♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:45
- 10☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:46
- 11♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:48
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:48 – 19:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:45
- 4♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:44
- 5☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:43
- 6♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:42
- 8☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:39
- 11♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:38
- 12☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumbawanga?
On Thursday, 1 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:38 to 07:38: 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.