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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 1 of the night, until 18:58
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:41
- 2☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:43 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:46
- 5♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:53
- 9☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:58
- 12♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:59 – 18:58
- 2♀︎ Venus18:58 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 22:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:49
- 7♂︎ Mars23:49 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:46
- 9♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:43
- 11☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Matadi?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:39 to 06:41: 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.