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 Saturday, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 07:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:57 – 08:59
- 3♂︎ Mars08:59 – 10:01
- 4☉︎ Sun10:01 – 11:03
- 5♀︎ Venus11:03 – 12:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 13:07
- 7☽︎ Moon13:07 – 14:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 15:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:13
- 10♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:15
- 11☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:17
- 12♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:17
- 2☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:11
- 5♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:09
- 6☉︎ Sun00:09 – 01:07
- 7♀︎ Venus01:07 – 02:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:03
- 9☽︎ Moon03:03 – 04:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 05:57
- 12♂︎ Mars05:57 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sumbawanga?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:54 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.