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 Saturday, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:25
- 3♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:27
- 4☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:29
- 5♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:39
- 10♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:40
- 11☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:42
- 12♀︎ Venus17:42 – 18:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:44 – 19:42
- 2☽︎ Moon19:42 – 20:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:29
- 9☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:27 – 04:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kati?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:21 to 07:23: 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.