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 Sunday, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:21
- 11☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:22
- 2♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:21
- 3☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:15
- 10☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:14
- 11♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikuyu?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:23: 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 Sun, from 06:12 to 07:13: 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.