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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:09
- 3☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:21
- 8♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:25
- 10☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:30
- 2☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:28
- 3♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:23
- 5☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:16
- 8♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:14
- 9☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:12
- 10♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mbuji-Mayi?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:04 to 07:06: 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.