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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:02
- 3♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:04
- 4☉︎ Sun09:04 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 12:09
- 7☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:14
- 10♂︎ Mars15:14 – 16:15
- 11☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:17
- 12♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:17
- 2☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 22:12
- 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:10
- 6☉︎ Sun23:10 – 00:09
- 7♀︎ Venus00:09 – 01:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 02:05
- 9☽︎ Moon02:05 – 03:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:02 – 05:01
- 12♂︎ Mars05:01 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbuji-Mayi?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:59 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.