Planetary hours
in Nkayi.
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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Brazzaville).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:48
- 4☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:56
- 11☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 18:57
- 2♂︎ Mars18:57 – 19:56
- 3☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:55
- 4♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:49
- 9♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:48
- 10☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:47
- 11♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nkayi?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.