Planetary hours
in Eldoret.
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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:21
- 2♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:26
- 2♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:21
- 11♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:20
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eldoret?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:21 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.