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, 12 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:07
- 3☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:03 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:00
- 7☉︎ Sun13:00 – 13:58
- 8♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:54
- 10☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 18:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:50
- 2☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:52
- 3♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:56
- 5☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 02:01
- 8♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:03
- 9☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:05
- 10♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:08
- 12☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:10
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayes?
On Friday, 12 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:10 to 08:09: 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.