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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:37
- 3☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:50
- 7☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:53
- 8♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 15:00
- 10☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:06
- 2☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:03
- 3♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:56
- 5☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:43
- 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:40
- 10♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:34
- 12☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:31 to 06:34: 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.