Planetary hours
in Matadi.
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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:47
- 4♂︎ Mars08:47 – 09:48
- 5☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:49
- 6♀︎ Venus10:49 – 11:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:52
- 8☽︎ Moon12:52 – 13:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:56
- 11♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:57
- 12☉︎ Sun16:57 – 17:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:58 – 18:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:57 – 19:56
- 3☽︎ Moon19:56 – 20:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:52
- 6♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:50
- 7☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:49
- 8♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 02:47
- 10☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Matadi?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:43 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.