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 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:44
- 2☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:49
- 3♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:57
- 5☽︎ Moon09:57 – 11:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 12:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:09
- 8♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:13
- 9☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:17
- 10♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:25
- 12☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:21
- 3♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:17
- 4☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:13
- 5♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:53
- 10♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:49
- 11☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:45
- 12♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lubumbashi?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:40 to 06:44: 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.