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 Saturday, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 07:46
- 3♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:48
- 4☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:50
- 5♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:53
- 7☽︎ Moon11:53 – 12:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 13:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 14:59
- 10♂︎ Mars14:59 – 16:01
- 11☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:03
- 12♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:02
- 2☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 20:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 21:57
- 5♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:55
- 6☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:53
- 7♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 01:49
- 9☽︎ Moon01:49 – 02:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:44
- 12♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:43 to 06:44: 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.