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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:42
- 2♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:47
- 4☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:05
- 2♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:49
- 9♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:47
- 10☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lubumbashi?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:40 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.