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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:15
- 3♂︎ Mars08:15 – 09:16
- 4☉︎ Sun09:16 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:21
- 7☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:25
- 10♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:26
- 11☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:28
- 12♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:28
- 2☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:23
- 5♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:22
- 6☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:20
- 7♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:19 – 02:17
- 9☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 05:13
- 12♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:12 to 07:13: 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.