Planetary hours
in Kananga.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 11 of the day, until 17:22
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:05
- 2☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:22
- 12♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:22
- 2♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kananga?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:03 to 07:05: 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.