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Planetary hours · Kikwit (Congo - Kinshasa)

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, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:29
Sunset
17:38
Next sunrise
05:28

A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:29
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:30
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:31
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:32
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:33
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:33
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:34
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:35
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:36
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:36
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:36 – 16:37
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:38

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:37
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:36
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:36
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:35
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:34
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:33
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:32
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:31
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:31
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:30
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:29
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:28

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?

On Saturday, 3 October 2026, 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 05:28, lasts 11h 50m: twelve night hours of 59 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:29 to 06:29: 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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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.