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 Tuesday, 23 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:49
- 2☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:50
- 3♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:51
- 5☽︎ Moon10:51 – 11:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:52
- 8♂︎ Mars13:52 – 14:53
- 9☉︎ Sun14:53 – 15:53
- 10♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 17:54
- 12☽︎ Moon17:54 – 18:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 19:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:54
- 3♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:53
- 4☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:52
- 7☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:50
- 10♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:50
- 11☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:49
- 12♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Eldoret?
On Tuesday, 23 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:49 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.