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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- 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).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:02
- 3☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:07
- 6♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:09
- 7☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:14
- 10☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:18
- 2☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:16
- 3♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:05
- 9☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:03
- 10♀︎ Venus03:03 – 04:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:00
- 12☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbuji-Mayi?
On Friday, 6 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?
Venus, 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: 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.