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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- 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).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:57 – 06:58
- 2☉︎ Sun06:58 – 07:59
- 3♀︎ Venus07:59 – 09:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 10:02
- 5☽︎ Moon10:02 – 11:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:06
- 8♂︎ Mars13:06 – 14:07
- 9☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:09
- 10♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:11
- 12☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:10
- 3♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:09
- 4☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:07
- 5♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:59
- 11☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:58
- 12♀︎ Venus04:58 – 05:57
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Matuga?
On Tuesday, 3 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?
Mars, 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 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.