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 Thursday, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:15 – 07:16
- 2♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:17
- 3☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:19
- 4♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:21
- 6☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 13:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:25
- 9♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:26
- 10☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:27
- 11♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:29
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:26
- 4♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:24
- 5☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:23
- 6♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:21
- 8☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:17
- 11♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:16
- 12☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:15 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.