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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:43
- 3♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:42
- 4☉︎ Sun09:42 – 10:42
- 5♀︎ Venus10:42 – 11:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:41 – 12:41
- 7☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:39
- 10♂︎ Mars15:39 – 16:39
- 11☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:38
- 12♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:38
- 2☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:39 – 21:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:41
- 7♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:42
- 9☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:43
- 12♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:44 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.