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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 07:56
- 3♂︎ Mars07:56 – 09:00
- 4☉︎ Sun09:00 – 10:04
- 5♀︎ Venus10:04 – 11:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:30
- 11☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:34
- 12♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:38 – 19:34
- 2☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:21
- 5♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 02:05
- 9☽︎ Moon02:05 – 03:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 03:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:52
- 12♂︎ Mars04:52 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luanshya?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:47 to 06:51: 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.