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 Sunday, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:37
- 2♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:31
- 4☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:21
- 8☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:13
- 11☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:13
- 3☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:16
- 4♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:21
- 6☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:32
- 10☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:40
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kita?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:39 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.