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 Monday, 9 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:22 – 08:23
- 4♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:25
- 5☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:26
- 6♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:30
- 8☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:35
- 11♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:36
- 12☉︎ Sun16:36 – 17:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:34
- 3☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:30
- 6♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:28
- 7☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:26
- 8♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:23
- 10☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Monday, 9 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:18 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.