Planetary hours
in Nakuru.
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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:22
- 9☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:23
- 4☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:18
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nakuru?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.