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 Saturday, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:17
- 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:20
- 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:29
- 7☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:32 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:39
- 10♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:42
- 11☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:45
- 12♀︎ Venus17:45 – 18:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:45
- 2☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 21:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:36
- 5♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:23
- 9☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:14
- 12♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolwezi?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:10 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.