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, 25 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lubumbashi).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:42
- 4♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:44
- 5☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:46
- 6♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:51
- 8☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:57
- 11♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:59
- 12☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:01 – 19:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 20:57
- 3☽︎ Moon20:57 – 21:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:51
- 6♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:49
- 7☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:47
- 8♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:43
- 10☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tshikapa?
On Monday, 25 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:36 to 07:38: 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.