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 Tuesday, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:25
- 2☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:26
- 3♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:28
- 5☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:32
- 8♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:33
- 9☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:34
- 10♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:36
- 12☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:35
- 3♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:33
- 4☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:32
- 5♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:30
- 7☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:27
- 10♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:26
- 11☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:25
- 12♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:24 to 06:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.