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 Tuesday, 9 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:04
- 2☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:07
- 3♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:14
- 5☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:24
- 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:27
- 9☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:30
- 10♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:37
- 12☽︎ Moon17:37 – 18:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:34
- 3♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:31
- 4☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:27
- 5♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:21
- 7☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:11
- 10♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:07
- 11☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:04
- 12♀︎ Venus05:04 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Tuesday, 9 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:00 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.