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 Monday, 30 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 09:05
- 4♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:07
- 5☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:09
- 6♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:14
- 8☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:20
- 11♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:23
- 12☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:20
- 3☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:14
- 6♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:11
- 7☉︎ Sun00:11 – 01:09
- 8♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:05
- 10☽︎ Moon03:05 – 04:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 05:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zanzibar?
On Monday, 30 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:58 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.