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, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:23
- 3♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:25
- 4☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:26
- 5♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:30
- 7☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:36
- 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:37
- 11☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:39
- 12♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:39
- 2☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:34
- 5♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:32
- 6☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:30
- 7♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:27
- 9☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:23 – 04:21
- 12♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:19 to 06:21: 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.