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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 11 of the day, until 17:08
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:32
- 2☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:50
- 7♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:57
- 9☽︎ Moon13:57 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 16:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:08
- 12♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:08
- 2♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:00
- 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 21:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 22:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:50
- 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:46
- 8☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:43
- 9♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:36
- 11☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:32: 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.