Planetary hours
in Kikwit.
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 Wednesday, 1 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:30
- 2☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:32
- 5♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:33
- 6☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:34
- 7♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:38
- 12♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:38
- 2♀︎ Venus18:38 – 19:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:36
- 4☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:34
- 7♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:33
- 8☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:32
- 9♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:30
- 11☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Wednesday, 1 October 2025, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.