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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:24
- 4☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kita?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:27 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.