Planetary hours
in Kati.
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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:21
- 2♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:28
- 4☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:35 – 12:38
- 7♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:45
- 9♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:51
- 11☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 18:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 19:55
- 2♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:51
- 3☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:48
- 4♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:28
- 10☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:25
- 11♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kati?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:18 to 07:21: 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.