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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:11
- 3☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:14
- 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:15
- 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:17
- 8♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:19
- 10☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:21
- 2☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:20
- 3♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:18
- 5☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:14
- 8♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:13
- 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:12
- 10♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:09
- 12☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kananga?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:08 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.