Planetary hours
in Kolwezi.
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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:32
- 2☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:29 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:20
- 9☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:16
- 12♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:16
- 2♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:19
- 4☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolwezi?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:33 to 07:32: 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.