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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:45
- 3☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:54
- 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:56
- 8♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:05
- 2☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:03
- 3♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:58
- 5☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:56 – 23:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:49
- 9☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:47
- 10♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:43
- 12☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lubumbashi?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:41 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.