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 Sunday, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:02
- 2♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:33
- 11☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:36
- 2♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:33
- 3☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:29
- 4♀︎ Venus21:29 – 22:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luanshya?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:59 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.