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 Tuesday, 29 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:21
- 2☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:22
- 5☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:22
- 8♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:22
- 9☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:23
- 10♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:23
- 12☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:23
- 3♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:23
- 4☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:22
- 5♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:22
- 7☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:21
- 10♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:21
- 12♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kati?
On Tuesday, 29 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.