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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:50 – 07:54
- 3♂︎ Mars07:54 – 08:57
- 4☉︎ Sun08:57 – 10:01
- 5♀︎ Venus10:01 – 11:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:05 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:19
- 10♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:23
- 11☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:26
- 12♀︎ Venus17:26 – 18:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:26
- 2☽︎ Moon19:26 – 20:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:12
- 6☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:05 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 04:50
- 12♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolwezi?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:47 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.