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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:26
- 3☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:32
- 6♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:34
- 7☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:36
- 8♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:40
- 10☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:44
- 2☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:42
- 3♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:39
- 5☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:33
- 8♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:31
- 9☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:29
- 10♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:25
- 12☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.