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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:45
- 3☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:01
- 6♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:06
- 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:22
- 10☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:32
- 2☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:27
- 3♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:01
- 8♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:56
- 9☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:51
- 10♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:41
- 12☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:35 to 06:40: 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.