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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:27
- 3♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:28
- 4☉︎ Sun09:28 – 10:28
- 5♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:29
- 7☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:30
- 10♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:31
- 11☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:31
- 12♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:31
- 2☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:30
- 5♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:30
- 6☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:29
- 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:28
- 9☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:27
- 12♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eldoret?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 11h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:26 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.