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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:38
- 2♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:42
- 4☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:53
- 9♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:57
- 11☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 19:57
- 3☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:55
- 4♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:51
- 6☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:43
- 10☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:41
- 11♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:36 to 06:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.