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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:22
- 5♂︎ Mars10:22 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:28
- 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:45
- 12♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:45
- 2♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:38
- 4☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolwezi?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:09 to 07:12: 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.