Planetary hours
in Mansa.
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 Thursday, 17 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 06:57
- 2♂︎ Mars06:57 – 07:57
- 3☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:58
- 4♀︎ Venus08:58 – 09:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:58
- 6☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:59 – 12:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 13:59
- 9♂︎ Mars13:59 – 14:59
- 10☉︎ Sun14:59 – 16:00
- 11♀︎ Venus16:00 – 17:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 19:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 20:59
- 4♂︎ Mars20:59 – 21:59
- 5☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:59
- 6♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:58
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:58
- 8☽︎ Moon00:58 – 01:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 02:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 03:57
- 11♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:57
- 12☉︎ Sun04:57 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mansa?
On Thursday, 17 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:57 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.