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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:30
- 3♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:31
- 4☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:31
- 5♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:32
- 7☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:34
- 10♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:35
- 11☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:35
- 12♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:36 – 18:35
- 2☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:34
- 5♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:33
- 6☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:32
- 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:31
- 9☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:30
- 12♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbandaka?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:29 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.