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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- 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).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:59
- 3☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:05
- 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:06
- 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:08
- 8♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:12
- 10☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:15
- 2☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:13
- 3♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:10
- 5☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:05
- 8♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:03
- 9☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:57
- 12☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zanzibar?
On Friday, 6 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?
Venus, 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: 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.