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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:03
- 5♂︎ Mars10:03 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:16
- 12♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:16
- 2♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:12
- 4☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:03
- 9♀︎ Venus02:03 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zanzibar?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:55 to 06:57: 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.