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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 09:03
- 4♂︎ Mars09:03 – 10:04
- 5☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:05
- 6♀︎ Venus11:05 – 12:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 13:07
- 8☽︎ Moon13:07 – 14:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:08 – 15:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:10
- 11♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:11
- 12☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:13
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:10
- 3☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 23:07
- 6♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:06
- 7☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:05
- 8♀︎ Venus01:05 – 02:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:03
- 10☽︎ Moon03:03 – 04:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 05:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 06:00
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Matuga?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:00 to 07:01: 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.