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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:17
- 12♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:17
- 2♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:24
- 4☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:37
- 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:40
- 9♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:53
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kita?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:52 to 07:49: 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.