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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:24
- 2☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:30
- 5♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:32
- 6☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:34
- 7♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:38
- 9☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:44
- 12♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:44
- 2♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:40
- 4☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:34
- 7♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:32
- 8☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:30
- 9♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:26
- 11☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:22 to 06:24: 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.