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 Friday, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:17
- 3☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:26
- 8♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:30
- 10☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:34
- 2☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:32
- 3♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:28
- 5☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:21
- 9☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:14
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Matuga?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:14 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.