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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:48
- 2☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:53
- 5♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 15:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:05
- 12♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:05
- 2♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:02
- 4☽︎ Moon21:02 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:55
- 8☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:50
- 11☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 to 06:48: 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.