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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:38
- 3☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:31
- 6♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:29
- 7☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:27
- 8♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:22
- 10☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:18
- 2☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:20
- 3♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:24
- 5☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:31
- 8♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:36
- 10♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:40
- 12☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayes?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:42 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.