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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:18 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:23
- 4☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:36
- 11☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:37
- 2♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:36
- 3☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:22
- 11♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:19
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Matuga?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:18 to 07:20: 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.