Planetary hours
in Thika.
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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Nairobi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:11
- 2☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:12
- 3♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:13
- 5☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:14 – 12:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:16
- 8♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:16
- 9☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:17
- 10♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:19
- 12☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:18
- 3♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:17
- 4☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:16
- 5♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:15
- 7☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 02:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:12
- 10♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:12
- 11☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:11
- 12♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:10
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thika?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:10 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.