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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:16
- 3♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:18
- 5☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:19
- 8♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:20
- 9☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:21
- 10♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:22
- 12☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:21
- 3♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:21
- 4☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:20
- 5♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:17
- 10♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:16
- 11☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:16
- 12♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:15
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nakuru?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:15 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.