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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:25
- 2♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:26
- 3☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:26
- 4♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:27
- 6☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:29
- 9♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:30
- 10☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:30
- 11♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:31
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:30
- 4♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:29
- 5☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:28
- 6♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:27
- 8☽︎ Moon01:27 – 02:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:26
- 11♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:25
- 12☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kisumu?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:25 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.