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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:30
- 2☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:46
- 12♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:46
- 2♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:42
- 4☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:31
- 11☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumbawanga?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:28 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.