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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Brazzaville).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:51 – 06:53
- 2♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:57
- 4☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:05
- 8☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:11
- 11☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:13
- 2♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:11
- 3☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:05
- 6☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:56
- 11♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pointe-Noire?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:51 to 06:53: 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.