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 Friday, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:39
- 3☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:54
- 6♂︎ Mars10:54 – 12:00
- 7☉︎ Sun12:00 – 13:05
- 8♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:15
- 10☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:25
- 2☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:20
- 3♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:10
- 5☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:55
- 8♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:50
- 9☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:44
- 10♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:34
- 12☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:29 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.