Planetary hours
in Lusaka.
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 Monday, 21 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:57 – 06:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 07:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 08:58
- 4♂︎ Mars08:58 – 09:59
- 5☉︎ Sun09:59 – 10:59
- 6♀︎ Venus10:59 – 12:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:00 – 13:00
- 8☽︎ Moon13:00 – 14:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 15:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 16:01
- 11♂︎ Mars16:01 – 17:02
- 12☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:01
- 3☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:01 – 22:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 23:00
- 6♂︎ Mars23:00 – 23:59
- 7☉︎ Sun23:59 – 00:59
- 8♀︎ Venus00:59 – 01:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 02:58
- 10☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 04:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Monday, 21 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 12h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:57 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.