Planetary hours
in Mbandaka.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 9 of the day, until 14:32
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:27
- 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:29
- 5♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:29
- 6☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:31
- 9☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:33
- 12♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:33
- 2♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:31 – 22:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:29
- 8☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:29
- 9♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbandaka?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:27 to 06:27: 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.