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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:41
- 2☉︎ Sun07:41 – 08:38
- 3♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:32
- 5☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:24
- 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:21
- 9☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:18
- 10♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:12
- 12☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:15
- 3♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:18
- 4☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:21
- 5♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:36
- 10♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:39
- 11☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:42
- 12♀︎ Venus05:42 – 06:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kita?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:44 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.