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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:24 – 07:25
- 3♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:26
- 4☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:27
- 5♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:30
- 7☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:33
- 10♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:34
- 11☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:35
- 12♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:35
- 2☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:32
- 5♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:31
- 6☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:29
- 7♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:27
- 9☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:24
- 12♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:23 to 06:24: 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.