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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:33
- 12♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:33
- 2♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:32
- 4☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:30
- 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:28
- 11☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kisumu?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:26 to 07:27: 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.