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, 4 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:18
- 2♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:21
- 3☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:23
- 4♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:29
- 6☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:37
- 9♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:40
- 10☉︎ Sun15:40 – 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 – 21:40
- 4♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:37
- 5☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:34
- 6♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:29
- 8☽︎ Moon01:29 – 02:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:21
- 11♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:18
- 12☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolwezi?
On Thursday, 4 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:15 to 07:18: 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.