Planetary hours
in Masina.
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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:36
- 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:45
- 7♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:48
- 9☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:54
- 12♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:55 – 18:54
- 2♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:50
- 4☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:45
- 7♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:42
- 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:38
- 11☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Masina?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:35 to 06:36: 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.