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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:51
- 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 10:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:10
- 7♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:25
- 11☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:29
- 2♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:22
- 4♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:03
- 9♂︎ Mars02:03 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:55
- 11♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Likasi?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:47 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.