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, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- 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).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:27
- 2♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:28
- 3☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:28
- 4♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:29
- 6☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:31
- 9♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:32
- 10☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:32
- 11♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:32 – 20:32
- 4♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:31
- 5☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:31
- 6♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:29
- 8☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:28
- 11♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:27
- 12☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbandaka?
On Thursday, 5 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?
Jupiter, 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: 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.