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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:41
- 2♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:45
- 4☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:56
- 11☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 18:57
- 2♂︎ Mars18:57 – 19:56
- 3☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:54
- 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:51
- 6☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:46
- 9♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:44
- 10☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:43
- 11♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Matadi?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:40 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.