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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:24
- 3☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:27
- 6♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:29
- 7☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:30
- 8♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:31 – 14:32
- 10☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:35
- 2☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:34
- 3♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:31
- 5☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:27
- 8♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:26
- 9☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:25
- 10♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:22
- 12☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:21 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.