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, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:49
- 4♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:51
- 5☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:54
- 6♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:59
- 8☽︎ Moon12:59 – 14:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 15:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:06
- 11♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:09
- 12☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:06
- 3☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 22:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 22:59
- 6♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:56
- 7☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:53
- 8♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:48
- 10☽︎ Moon02:48 – 03:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Likasi?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:41 to 06:43: 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.