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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:18
- 3♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:23
- 5☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:31
- 8♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:33
- 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:35
- 10♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:40
- 12☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 19:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:38
- 3♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:36
- 4☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:33
- 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:28
- 7☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:21
- 10♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:19
- 11☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:16
- 12♀︎ Venus05:16 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:14 to 07:16: 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.