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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:16
- 9☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:32
- 2♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:21
- 4☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:06
- 7♂︎ Mars00:06 – 01:00
- 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 02:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 03:45
- 11☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:34 to 06:39: 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.