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, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:09 – 07:11
- 2♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:13
- 3☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:15
- 4♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:16 – 11:18
- 6☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:24
- 9♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:25
- 10☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:27
- 11♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:31
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:25
- 4♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:23
- 5☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:22
- 6♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:18
- 8☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:13
- 11♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:11
- 12☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:09 to 07:11: 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.