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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:36
- 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:45
- 6☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:57
- 12♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:59 – 18:57
- 2♀︎ Venus18:57 – 19:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 20:53
- 4☽︎ Moon20:53 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:47
- 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:45
- 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:39
- 11☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:34 to 06:36: 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.