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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Brazzaville).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:14
- 2☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:13
- 5☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:12
- 8♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:12
- 9☉︎ Sun14:12 – 15:12
- 10♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:11
- 12☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:11
- 3♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:12
- 4☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:12
- 5♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:13
- 11☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:14
- 12♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayes?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:14 to 07:14: 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.