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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:51
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 07:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 08:55
- 4♂︎ Mars08:55 – 09:56
- 5☉︎ Sun09:56 – 10:58
- 6♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 13:01
- 8☽︎ Moon13:01 – 14:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 15:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:05
- 11♂︎ Mars16:05 – 17:07
- 12☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:05
- 3☽︎ Moon20:05 – 21:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 22:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 23:00
- 6♂︎ Mars23:00 – 23:59
- 7☉︎ Sun23:59 – 00:57
- 8♀︎ Venus00:57 – 01:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:56 – 02:54
- 10☽︎ Moon02:54 – 03:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Likasi?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:50 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.