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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:42 – 06:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:51
- 3☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 11:04
- 6♂︎ Mars11:04 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:21
- 10☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:34 – 19:30
- 2☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:25
- 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:04
- 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:55
- 10♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:47
- 12☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chingola?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:42 to 06:46: 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.