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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Bamako).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:28
- 12♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:28
- 2♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kita?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:01 to 07:58: 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.