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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:31
- 2☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:46
- 5♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 13:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:20
- 12♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:20
- 2♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:56
- 7♂︎ Mars23:56 – 00:51
- 8☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:46
- 9♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:36
- 11☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 11h 01m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.