Planetary hours
in Lubumbashi.
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, 14 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:05
- 4♂︎ Mars09:05 – 10:05
- 5☉︎ Sun10:05 – 11:05
- 6♀︎ Venus11:05 – 12:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 13:05
- 8☽︎ Moon13:05 – 14:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 15:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 16:06
- 11♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:06
- 12☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:06
- 3☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 23:05
- 6♂︎ Mars23:05 – 00:05
- 7☉︎ Sun00:05 – 01:05
- 8♀︎ Venus01:05 – 02:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:04
- 10☽︎ Moon03:04 – 04:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 05:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lubumbashi?
On Monday, 14 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 12h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:05 to 07:05: 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.