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 Thursday, 3 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:43
- 2♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:44
- 3☉︎ Sun07:44 – 08:44
- 4♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:45
- 6☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:46 – 12:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:47
- 9♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:47
- 10☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:48
- 11♀︎ Venus15:48 – 16:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 17:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:49 – 18:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 19:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:47
- 4♂︎ Mars20:47 – 21:47
- 5☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:46
- 6♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:45
- 8☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:43
- 11♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:43
- 12☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbandaka?
On Thursday, 3 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:43 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.