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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:49 – 07:51
- 3♂︎ Mars07:51 – 08:53
- 4☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:54
- 5♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 13:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 14:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 15:03
- 10♂︎ Mars15:03 – 16:05
- 11☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:07
- 12♀︎ Venus17:07 – 18:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:07
- 2☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 21:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 22:01
- 5♂︎ Mars22:01 – 23:00
- 6☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:58
- 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 01:54
- 9☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:49
- 12♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Likasi?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:47 to 06:49: 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.