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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- 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♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:13
- 3♂︎ Mars08:13 – 09:14
- 4☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 12:17
- 7☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:19
- 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:20
- 11☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:21
- 12♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:21
- 2☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:18
- 5♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:17
- 7♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:16 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 05:12
- 12♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikuyu?
On Saturday, 7 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?
Saturn, 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: 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.