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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:22
- 3♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:23
- 4☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:24
- 5♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:30
- 11☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:31
- 12♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:31
- 2☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:28
- 5♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:24
- 9☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:22
- 12♂︎ Mars05:22 – 06:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Karuri?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:20 to 07:21: 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.