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, 20 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:10
- 3♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:12
- 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 12:20
- 7☽︎ Moon12:20 – 13:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:23 – 14:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:28
- 10♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:30
- 11☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:33
- 12♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:33
- 2☽︎ Moon19:33 – 20:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:25
- 5♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:20
- 7♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:07
- 12♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chunga?
On Saturday, 20 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:04 to 07:07: 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.