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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:29
- 11☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:31
- 2♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:29
- 3☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:15
- 10☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:13
- 11♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.