Planetary hours
in Kakamega.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 16:26
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:21
- 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:27
- 12♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:27
- 2♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:22
- 11☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kakamega?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.