Planetary hours
in Kisumu.
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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:28
- 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:28
- 7♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kisumu?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:25 to 07:26: 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.