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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 10:00
- 5♂︎ Mars10:00 – 11:03
- 6☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:25
- 12♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:25
- 2♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:00
- 9♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolwezi?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:46 to 06:49: 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.