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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:31
- 2♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:39
- 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:54
- 8☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 15:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:09
- 2♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:54
- 6☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:42
- 9♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:35
- 11♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:28 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.