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 Sunday, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:16 – 07:16
- 2♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:17
- 4☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:20
- 9♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:21
- 11☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:21
- 2♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:20
- 3☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:16
- 11♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbuji-Mayi?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:16 to 07:16: 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.