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 Tuesday, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:46 – 06:51
- 2☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:55
- 3♀︎ Venus07:55 – 09:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:19
- 8♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:24
- 9☉︎ Sun14:24 – 15:29
- 10♀︎ Venus15:29 – 16:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:39
- 12☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 19:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:34
- 3♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:29
- 4☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:24
- 5♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:15
- 7☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:56
- 11☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:51
- 12♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chunga?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:46 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.