Planetary hours
in Luanshya.
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 Friday, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:13
- 6♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:07
- 8♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:54
- 2☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:58
- 3♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:13
- 8♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:26
- 12☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luanshya?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:29 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.