Planetary hours
in Impfondo.
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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Brazzaville).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:30
- 4☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:31
- 7♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:31
- 8☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:31
- 9♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:32
- 11☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:32
- 2♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:32
- 3☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:32
- 4♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:31
- 6☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:30
- 9♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:30
- 10☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:30
- 11♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Impfondo?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 12h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:29 to 06:29: 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.