Planetary hours
in Likasi.
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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:53 – 06:55
- 2☉︎ Sun06:55 – 07:56
- 3♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 09:58
- 5☽︎ Moon09:58 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 13:02
- 8♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:03
- 9☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:04
- 10♀︎ Venus15:04 – 16:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:07
- 12☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:06
- 3♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:04
- 4☉︎ Sun21:04 – 22:03
- 5♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:00
- 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 01:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:57
- 10♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:55
- 11☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:54
- 12♀︎ Venus04:54 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Likasi?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:53 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.