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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- 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☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:25
- 2☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:28
- 5♂︎ Mars09:28 – 10:29
- 6☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:32
- 9☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:35
- 12♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:35
- 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:33
- 4☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:29
- 8☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:28
- 9♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:26
- 11☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Wednesday, 14 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?
Mercury, 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 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.