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, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:19 – 08:21
- 3♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:24
- 4☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:26
- 5♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:39
- 10♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:42
- 11☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:45
- 12♀︎ Venus17:45 – 18:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:45
- 2☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 21:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:34
- 6☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:27
- 9☽︎ Moon02:27 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:19
- 12♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kolwezi?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:16 to 07:19: 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.