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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:30
- 2♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:39
- 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:12
- 2♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:08
- 3☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:03
- 4♀︎ Venus21:03 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:55
- 6☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:43
- 9♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:34
- 11♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:26 to 06:30: 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.