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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:14
- 2☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:16
- 3♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:21
- 5☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:28
- 8♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:30
- 9☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:32
- 10♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:37
- 12☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:39 – 19:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:35
- 3♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:32
- 4☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:30
- 5♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:25
- 7☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:19
- 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:16
- 11☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:14
- 12♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Tuesday, 1 December 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 06:12, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:11 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.