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, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:39
- 12♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:39
- 2♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:29
- 4☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:15
- 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:56
- 11☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chunga?
On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 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.