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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:39
- 2♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:45
- 4☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:56
- 8☉︎ Sun12:56 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:08
- 2♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:02
- 4♀︎ Venus21:02 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:47
- 9♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:44
- 10☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:41
- 11♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lubumbashi?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:36 to 06:39: 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.