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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:36
- 7☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:44
- 10☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:49
- 2☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:46
- 3♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:41
- 5☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:32
- 9☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:29
- 10♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:24
- 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:21 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.