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, 14 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:08
- 2♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:05
- 4☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 12:59
- 7♂︎ Mars12:59 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:53
- 11☽︎ Moon16:53 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:53
- 3☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:54
- 4♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:09
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayes?
On Sunday, 14 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:10 to 08:08: 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.