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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:30
- 4☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:32
- 7♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:32
- 8☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:33
- 9♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:34
- 11☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:34
- 2♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:34
- 3☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:33
- 4♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:32
- 6☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:30
- 9♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:30
- 10☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:29
- 11♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbandaka?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:28 to 06:29: 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.