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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:04
- 2♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:22
- 7♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:37
- 11☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:37
- 3☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolwezi?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:00 to 07:04: 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.