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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- 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☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:28
- 2☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:56
- 12♂︎ Mars17:56 – 18:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:59 – 19:56
- 2♀︎ Venus19:56 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:32
- 11☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumbawanga?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 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?
Mercury, from 06:26 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.