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 Sunday, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:55
- 4☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 12:06
- 7♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:09
- 8☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:20
- 11☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:23
- 2♂︎ Mars19:23 – 20:20
- 3☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:16
- 4♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolwezi?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 06:49: 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.