Planetary hours
in Kikuyu.
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, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:14
- 4♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:15
- 5☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:16
- 6♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:17
- 8☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:20
- 11♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:20
- 12☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:20
- 3☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:17
- 6♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:16
- 7☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:16
- 8♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:14
- 10☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:12 – 06:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikuyu?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 12h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:12 to 07:12: 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.