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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:01
- 4♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:57
- 5☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:54
- 6♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:47
- 8☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:40
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:36
- 11♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:33
- 12☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:29
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:36
- 3☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:47
- 6♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:50
- 7☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:54
- 8♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 04:01
- 10☽︎ Moon04:01 – 05:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:11
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayes?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:11 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.