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, 14 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:22
- 3♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:24
- 4☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:25
- 5♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:29
- 7☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:34
- 10♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:35
- 11☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:37
- 12♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:37
- 2☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:32
- 5♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:30
- 6☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:29
- 7♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:25
- 9☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:20
- 12♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Saturday, 14 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.