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, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:06
- 3♂︎ Mars08:06 – 09:10
- 4☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:13
- 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 12:20
- 7☽︎ Moon12:20 – 13:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:27 – 15:31
- 10♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:34
- 11☉︎ Sun16:34 – 17:38
- 12♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:42 – 19:38
- 2☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:28
- 5♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:24
- 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:21
- 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 05:03
- 12♂︎ Mars05:03 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chunga?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:59 to 07:03: 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.