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 Monday, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:31
- 4♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:33
- 5☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:35
- 6♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:40
- 8☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:47
- 11♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:50
- 12☉︎ Sun17:50 – 18:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 20:47
- 3☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:40
- 6♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:38
- 7☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:35
- 8♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:31
- 10☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumbawanga?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.