Planetary hours
in Tshikapa.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 9 of the day, until 15:25
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:11
- 2☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:23
- 9☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:29
- 12♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:29
- 2♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:25
- 4☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:20
- 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:09 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.