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, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:54
- 3☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:02
- 6♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:07
- 8♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:12
- 10☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:17
- 2☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:15
- 3♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:10
- 5☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:02
- 8♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:52
- 12☽︎ Moon05:52 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumbawanga?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:49 to 07:52: 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.