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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 1 of the night, until 19:15
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:03
- 5♂︎ Mars10:03 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:06
- 7♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:15
- 12♂︎ Mars17:15 – 18:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:15
- 2♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:06
- 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:03
- 9♀︎ Venus02:03 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zanzibar?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 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.