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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:15
- 2♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:18
- 4☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:22
- 7♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:27
- 11☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:28
- 2♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:27
- 3☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:16
- 11♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:14 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.