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 Saturday, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:39
- 3♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:41
- 4☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:42
- 5♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:46
- 7☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:51
- 10♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:53
- 11☉︎ Sun15:53 – 16:55
- 12♀︎ Venus16:55 – 17:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:56 – 18:55
- 2☽︎ Moon18:55 – 19:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 20:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 21:49
- 5♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:48
- 6☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:46
- 7♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:43
- 9☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:37
- 12♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Masina?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:35 to 06:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.