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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:36
- 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:18 – 16:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:28
- 12♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:28
- 2♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:18
- 4☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:42
- 11☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chunga?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:31 to 06:36: 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.