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Planetary hours · Kita (Mali)

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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:11
Sunset
18:57
Next sunrise
06:11

A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Bamako).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:15
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:19
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:23
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:26
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:30
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:34
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:38
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:42
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:46
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:49
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:53
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:57

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:57 – 19:53
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:53 – 20:49
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:46
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:42
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:38
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:34
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:30
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:26
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:22
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:19
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:15
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:11

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Kita?

On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:11 to 07:15: 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

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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.