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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:01
- 2♀︎ Venus07:01 – 08:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:17
- 2♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:14
- 4♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:10
- 6☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:09 – 01:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 02:05
- 9♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:04
- 10☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:02
- 11♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbuji-Mayi?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 12h 20m, 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?
The Sun, 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: 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.