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 Thursday, 26 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:01
- 2♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:04
- 3☉︎ Sun08:04 – 09:06
- 4♀︎ Venus09:06 – 10:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:10
- 6☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:12
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 13:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:17
- 9♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:19
- 10☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:21
- 11♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:26
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:19
- 4♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:17
- 5☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:15
- 6♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:10
- 8☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 03:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 04:04
- 11♂︎ Mars04:04 – 05:02
- 12☉︎ Sun05:02 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbuji-Mayi?
On Thursday, 26 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.