Planetary hours
in Mbuji-Mayi.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 16:16
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:07
- 6☉︎ Sun11:07 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:17
- 12♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:17
- 2♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:14
- 4☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:07
- 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 04:02
- 11☽︎ Moon04:02 – 05:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbuji-Mayi?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:58 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.