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 Friday, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:42
- 3☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:53
- 6♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:57
- 7☉︎ Sun11:57 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:16
- 2☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:13
- 3♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:05
- 5☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:54
- 8♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:50
- 9☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:46
- 10♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:38
- 12☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mansa?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:34 to 06:38: 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.