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, 30 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:33
- 4♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:36
- 5☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:39
- 6♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:44
- 8☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:53
- 11♂︎ Mars16:53 – 17:55
- 12☉︎ Sun17:55 – 18:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:58 – 19:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 20:53
- 3☽︎ Moon20:53 – 21:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:45
- 6♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:42
- 7☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:39
- 8♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:34
- 10☽︎ Moon03:34 – 04:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumbawanga?
On Monday, 30 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:25 to 07:28: 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.