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 Saturday, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:09
- 3♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:04
- 5♀︎ Venus11:04 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 12:59
- 7☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:51
- 10♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:48
- 11☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:46
- 12♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:46
- 2☽︎ Moon19:46 – 20:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 21:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:53
- 5♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 03:04
- 9☽︎ Moon03:04 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:11
- 12♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:14
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayes?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:14 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.