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, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 07:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 08:51
- 4♂︎ Mars08:51 – 09:53
- 5☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:55
- 6♀︎ Venus10:55 – 11:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:58
- 8☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 15:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 16:03
- 11♂︎ Mars16:03 – 17:04
- 12☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 20:02
- 3☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 21:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:58
- 6♂︎ Mars22:58 – 23:56
- 7☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:54
- 8♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:51
- 10☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lubumbashi?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:47 to 06:48: 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.