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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:53
- 4☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:58
- 7♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:59
- 8☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:04
- 11☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:06
- 2♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:04
- 3☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:03
- 4♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:59
- 6☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:53
- 10☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:51
- 11♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kikwit?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:48 to 06:49: 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.