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 Thursday, 21 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:13
- 2♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:16
- 3☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:19
- 4♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:26
- 6☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:35
- 9♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:38
- 10☉︎ Sun15:38 – 16:42
- 11♀︎ Venus16:42 – 17:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:48
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:48 – 19:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:39
- 4♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:35
- 5☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:32
- 6♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:26
- 8☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:16
- 11♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:13
- 12☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolwezi?
On Thursday, 21 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 06:10, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:09 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.