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 Friday, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:21
- 6♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:28
- 8♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:35
- 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:42
- 2☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:39
- 3♀︎ Venus20:39 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:32
- 5☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:17
- 9☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:14
- 10♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolwezi?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:03 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.