Planetary hours
in Kinshasa.
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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:42
- 3☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:45
- 6♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:46
- 7☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:46
- 8♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:48
- 10☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:50
- 2☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:49
- 3♀︎ Venus19:49 – 20:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:47
- 5☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:44
- 8♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:44
- 9☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:43
- 10♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:41
- 12☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kinshasa?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 12h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:40 to 06:41: 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.