Planetary hours
in Kayes.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 20:20
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:18
- 12♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:18
- 2♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:22
- 4☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:42
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayes?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 12h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:42 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.