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 Monday, 30 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Kinshasa).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:33 – 08:33
- 4♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:34
- 5☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:34
- 6♀︎ Venus10:34 – 11:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:36
- 8☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:37
- 11♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:38
- 12☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:38
- 3☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:36
- 6♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:35
- 7☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:35
- 8♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:34
- 10☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:33 – 04:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:32 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbandaka?
On Monday, 30 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:31 to 06:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.