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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:27
- 2♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:31
- 4☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:39
- 8☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:46
- 2♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:33
- 9♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:29
- 11♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumbawanga?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:25 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.