Planetary hours
in Zanzibar.
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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:56 – 06:58
- 2☉︎ Sun06:58 – 08:00
- 3♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 10:03
- 5☽︎ Moon10:03 – 11:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 12:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:06 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:10
- 9☉︎ Sun14:10 – 15:11
- 10♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:15
- 12☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:13
- 3♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:11
- 4☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:10
- 5♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:06
- 7☽︎ Moon00:06 – 01:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:59
- 11☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:58
- 12♀︎ Venus04:58 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zanzibar?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:56 to 06:58: 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.