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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:36
- 3☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:46
- 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:50
- 7☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:54
- 8♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:08
- 2☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:05
- 3♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:57
- 5☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:46
- 8♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:43
- 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:39
- 10♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:32
- 12☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:28
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:28 to 06:32: 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.