Planetary hours
in Matuga.
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
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 4 of the night, until 22:07
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:12
- 12♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:12
- 2♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:10 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:03
- 8☉︎ Sun01:03 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:57
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Matuga?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 06:58: 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.