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 Sunday, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:20
- 2♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:24
- 4☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:29
- 7♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:31
- 8☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:32
- 9♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:36
- 11☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:37
- 2♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:36
- 3☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:34
- 4♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:31
- 6☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:25
- 9♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:24
- 10☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:22
- 11♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.