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 Saturday, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 06:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 08:00
- 3♂︎ Mars08:00 – 09:03
- 4☉︎ Sun09:03 – 10:05
- 5♀︎ Venus10:05 – 11:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 12:10
- 7☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:19
- 11☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:21
- 12♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:21
- 2☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:14
- 5♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:12
- 6☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 01:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 02:05
- 9☽︎ Moon02:05 – 03:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:03 – 04:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:01 – 04:59
- 12♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Matadi?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:56 to 06:58: 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.