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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:30
- 9☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:37
- 12♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:37
- 2♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:33
- 4☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:26
- 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:40: 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?
Mercury, from 06:12 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.