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 Monday, 30 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:18
- 4♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:20
- 5☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:23
- 6♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:27
- 8☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:34
- 11♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:37
- 12☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:34
- 3☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:27
- 6♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:25
- 7☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:23
- 8♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:18
- 10☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Monday, 30 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:11 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.