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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:34
- 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:38
- 12♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:38
- 2♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:32
- 11☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nakuru?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:31: 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.