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 Tuesday, 15 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:04
- 2☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:04
- 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 12:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:05
- 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:05
- 9☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:05
- 10♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:06
- 12☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:05
- 3♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:05
- 4☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:05
- 5♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 02:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:04
- 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:04
- 11☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:04
- 12♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lubumbashi?
On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:04 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.