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 Friday, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:05
- 3☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:09
- 6♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:11
- 7☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:13
- 8♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:19
- 2☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:17
- 3♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:14
- 5☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:10
- 8♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:07
- 10♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:04
- 12☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Masina?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:02 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.