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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 06:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:59 – 08:02
- 3♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:06
- 4☉︎ Sun09:06 – 10:10
- 5♀︎ Venus10:10 – 11:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 12:17
- 7☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:21 – 14:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:33
- 11☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:36
- 12♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:36
- 2☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:25
- 5♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:21
- 6☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:18
- 7♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:10
- 9☽︎ Moon02:10 – 03:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 04:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:03 – 04:59
- 12♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luanshya?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:55 to 06:59: 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.