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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:09
- 2☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:06
- 7♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:02
- 12♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:02
- 2♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:06
- 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luanshya?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:10 to 07:09: 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.