Planetary hours
in Karuri.
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 Friday, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:37
- 3☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:39
- 6♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:42
- 10☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:44
- 2☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:43
- 3♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:42
- 5☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:39
- 8♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:39
- 9☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:38
- 10♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:36
- 12☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:36
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karuri?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:35 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.