Planetary hours
in Chingola.
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
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:37
- 2☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:49
- 5♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 13:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:18
- 12♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:18
- 2♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:53
- 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:41
- 11☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chingola?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:33 to 06:37: 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.