Planetary hours
in Pointe-Noire.
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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Brazzaville).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:14
- 7♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:14
- 12♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:14
- 2♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:14
- 4☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:14
- 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pointe-Noire?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 12h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:14 to 07:14: 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.