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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:00
- 2♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:02
- 4☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:05
- 7♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:10
- 11☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:11
- 2♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:10
- 3☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:06
- 6☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:05 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:03
- 9♂︎ Mars02:03 – 03:02
- 10☉︎ Sun03:02 – 04:00
- 11♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 05:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Matuga?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:58 to 07:00: 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.