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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 07:59
- 3♂︎ Mars07:59 – 09:03
- 4☉︎ Sun09:03 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:11 – 12:15
- 7☽︎ Moon12:15 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:23 – 15:28
- 10♂︎ Mars15:28 – 16:32
- 11☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:36
- 12♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:36
- 2☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:24
- 5♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:20
- 6☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:16
- 7♀︎ Venus00:16 – 01:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 04:56
- 12♂︎ Mars04:56 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luanshya?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:51 to 06:55: 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.