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 Wednesday, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:16
- 4☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:50
- 11☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Likasi?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:42 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.