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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:46
- 4☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:51
- 7♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:52
- 8☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:57
- 11☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 18:58
- 2♂︎ Mars18:58 – 19:57
- 3☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:55
- 4♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:47
- 9♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:46
- 10☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mansa?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:42 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.