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, 26 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:12
- 2♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:15
- 3☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:17
- 4♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:21
- 6☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:26 – 14:28
- 9♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:30
- 10☉︎ Sun15:30 – 16:33
- 11♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:37
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:30
- 4♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:28
- 5☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:26
- 6♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:21
- 8☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:15
- 11♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:12
- 12☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Thursday, 26 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: 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.