Planetary hours
in Chunga.
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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:21
- 4☉︎ Sun09:21 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:16 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 16:02
- 11☉︎ Sun16:02 – 16:59
- 12♀︎ Venus16:59 – 17:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:56 – 18:59
- 2☽︎ Moon18:59 – 20:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:10
- 6☉︎ Sun23:10 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:15 – 02:18
- 9☽︎ Moon02:18 – 03:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:26
- 12♂︎ Mars05:26 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chunga?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:30 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.