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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:07 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:17
- 4☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:31
- 8☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:34
- 9♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:38 – 16:41
- 11☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:44
- 2♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:41
- 3☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:38
- 4♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:18
- 10☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:15
- 11♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolwezi?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:07 to 07:11: 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.