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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:17
- 3☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:20
- 7☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:20
- 8♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:21
- 10☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:23
- 2☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:22
- 3♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:19
- 8♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:18
- 10♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:16
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nakuru?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:16 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.