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, 14 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:02
- 3♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:04
- 4☉︎ Sun09:04 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:10
- 7☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 14:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:15
- 10♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:19
- 12♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:19
- 2☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:13
- 5♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:12
- 6☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 01:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 02:06
- 9☽︎ Moon02:06 – 03:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:02 – 05:00
- 12♂︎ Mars05:00 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbuji-Mayi?
On Saturday, 14 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.