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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:52
- 2☽︎ Moon06:52 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:04
- 5♂︎ Mars10:04 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:23
- 4☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:08
- 8☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:04
- 9♀︎ Venus02:04 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Likasi?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:48 to 06:52: 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.