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, 1 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Dar_es_Salaam).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:31
- 4♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:32
- 5☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:34
- 6♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:38
- 8☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:44
- 11♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:45
- 12☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:47
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:47 – 19:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:44
- 3☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:38
- 6♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:36
- 7☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:34
- 8♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:31
- 10☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zanzibar?
On Monday, 1 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:25 to 07:27: 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.