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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:10
- 6♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:11
- 7☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:14
- 10☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:17
- 2☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:16
- 3♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:13
- 5☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:09
- 8♂︎ Mars01:09 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:07
- 10♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:04
- 12☽︎ Moon05:04 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbuji-Mayi?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:04 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.