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, 10 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:34
- 12♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:34
- 2♀︎ Venus19:34 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:29
- 4☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:20
- 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:09
- 11☽︎ Moon04:09 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Luanshya?
On Wednesday, 10 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:03 to 07:06: 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.