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, 19 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:34
- 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 – 10:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:20
- 6☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 13:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:26
- 9♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:28
- 10☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:30
- 11♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:28
- 4♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:26
- 5☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:24
- 6♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:22
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:20
- 8☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 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, 19 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 35m: 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.