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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:37
- 3♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:42
- 4☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:47
- 5♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:57
- 7☽︎ Moon11:57 – 13:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:02 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:12
- 10♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:17
- 11☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:22
- 12♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:22
- 2☽︎ Moon19:22 – 20:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:02
- 6☉︎ Sun23:02 – 23:57
- 7♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:47
- 9☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:32
- 12♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:27 to 06:32: 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.