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, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:57
- 3☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:11
- 6♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:16
- 7☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:20
- 8♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:30
- 10☽︎ Moon15:30 – 16:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:39
- 2☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:35
- 3♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:11
- 8♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:07
- 9☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:53
- 12☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:47 to 06:52: 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.