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 Monday, 25 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:29
- 4♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:30
- 5☉︎ Sun10:30 – 11:32
- 6♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:35
- 8☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:40
- 11♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:41
- 12☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:43
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:43 – 19:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:40
- 3☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:35
- 6♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:34
- 7☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:32
- 8♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:29
- 10☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Matuga?
On Monday, 25 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:24 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.