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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:13
- 3☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:20
- 7☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:22
- 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:25
- 10☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:28
- 2☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:26
- 3♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:23
- 5☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:17
- 9☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:15
- 10♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:12
- 12☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:10 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.