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 Wednesday, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 16:59
- 12♂︎ Mars16:59 – 17:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:56 – 18:59
- 2♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:23
- 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luanshya?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:28 to 07:26: 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.