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, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:08
- 2☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:20
- 7♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Lusaka?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:08: 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.