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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:04
- 6☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:13
- 12♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:13
- 2♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:59
- 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:56
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Matuga?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.