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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:02
- 2♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:16
- 8☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:25
- 2♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:16
- 6☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbuji-Mayi?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:00 to 07:02: 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.