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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:22
- 2☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:27
- 5♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:29
- 6☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:41
- 12♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:37
- 4☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:31
- 7♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:29
- 8☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:28
- 9♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:24
- 11☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:20 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.