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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:43
- 3☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:50
- 6♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:52
- 7☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:54
- 8♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:59
- 10☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:03
- 2☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:01
- 3♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:56
- 5☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:49
- 8♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:47
- 9☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:45
- 10♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:40
- 12☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:39 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.