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 Tuesday, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:24
- 2☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:24
- 3♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:26
- 5☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:28
- 9☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:28
- 10♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:30
- 12☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:29
- 3♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:28
- 4☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:28
- 5♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:25
- 10♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:24
- 11☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:24
- 12♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kisumu?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:23 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.