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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:55
- 2☽︎ Moon06:55 – 07:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:08
- 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:40
- 12♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:40
- 2♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chunga?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 06:55: 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.