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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Brazzaville).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 07:44
- 3♂︎ Mars07:44 – 08:46
- 4☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:47
- 5♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:50
- 7☽︎ Moon11:50 – 12:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 13:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 14:54
- 10♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:56
- 11☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:57
- 12♀︎ Venus16:57 – 17:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 18:57
- 2☽︎ Moon18:57 – 19:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 20:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:53
- 5♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:51
- 6☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:50
- 7♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 01:47
- 9☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:43
- 12♂︎ Mars04:43 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nkayi?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:42 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.