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, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:28
- 3☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:35
- 6♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:40
- 8♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:44
- 10☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:49
- 2☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:47
- 3♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:42
- 5☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:35
- 8♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:33
- 9☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:30
- 10♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:26
- 12☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumbawanga?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:23 to 07:26: 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.
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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.