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, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:29
- 2☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:26
- 3♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:21
- 5☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:14
- 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:12
- 9☉︎ Sun14:12 – 15:10
- 10♀︎ Venus15:10 – 16:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:05
- 12☽︎ Moon17:05 – 18:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:07
- 3♂︎ Mars20:07 – 21:10
- 4☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:12
- 5♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:19 – 02:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:24
- 10♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:27
- 11☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:29
- 12♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kati?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:31 to 07:29: 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.