Planetary hours
in Kisangani.
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, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:09
- 2♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:12
- 7♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:15
- 2♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:14
- 3☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:14
- 4♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:10
- 11♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kisangani?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:09 to 07:09: 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.