Planetary hours
in Kita.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 20:14
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:30
- 2☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:19 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:12
- 12♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:12
- 2♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kita?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:32 to 07:30: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.