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 Saturday, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 07:39
- 3♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:40
- 4☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:40
- 5♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:41
- 7☽︎ Moon11:41 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:41
- 10♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:42
- 11☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:42
- 12♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:42
- 2☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 20:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:41
- 5♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:41
- 6☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:40
- 7♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:40
- 9☽︎ Moon01:40 – 02:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:39
- 12♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 12h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:39 to 06:39: 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.