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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 07:58
- 3♂︎ Mars07:58 – 09:02
- 4☉︎ Sun09:02 – 10:05
- 5♀︎ Venus10:05 – 11:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:25
- 10♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:28
- 11☉︎ Sun16:28 – 17:32
- 12♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:32
- 2☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:21
- 5♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 02:06
- 9☽︎ Moon02:06 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 04:54
- 12♂︎ Mars04:54 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Likasi?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:50 to 06:54: 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.