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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 08:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:04
- 6☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:09
- 7♀︎ Venus12:09 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:35
- 12♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:35
- 2♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:24
- 4☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:49
- 11☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:38 to 06:43: 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.