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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:28
- 2☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:31
- 3♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:36
- 5☽︎ Moon10:36 – 11:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:45
- 8♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:48
- 9☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:50
- 10♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 17:56
- 12☽︎ Moon17:56 – 18:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 19:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 20:53
- 3♂︎ Mars20:53 – 21:50
- 4☉︎ Sun21:50 – 22:48
- 5♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:42
- 7☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:34
- 10♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:31
- 11☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:28
- 12♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumbawanga?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.