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 Sunday, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:08 – 08:04
- 2♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:57
- 4☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:46
- 7♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:39
- 9♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:32
- 11☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:28
- 2♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:32
- 3☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:36
- 4♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:54
- 9♂︎ Mars02:54 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:08
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayes?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:08 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.