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 Saturday, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:35
- 3♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:40
- 4☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:45
- 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:54
- 7☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:59 – 14:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 15:09
- 10♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:13
- 11☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:18
- 12♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:18
- 2☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 22:59
- 6☉︎ Sun22:59 – 23:54
- 7♀︎ Venus23:54 – 00:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:45
- 9☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:31
- 12♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:26 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.