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 Monday, 30 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:07
- 4♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:09
- 5☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:12
- 6♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:16
- 8☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:23
- 11♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:25
- 12☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:23
- 3☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:16
- 6♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:14
- 7☉︎ Sun00:14 – 01:12
- 8♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:07
- 10☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:03 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbuji-Mayi?
On Monday, 30 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 06:01, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:00 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.