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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:42
- 3♂︎ Mars07:42 – 08:46
- 4☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:50
- 5♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:58
- 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 13:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 14:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 15:09
- 10♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:13
- 11☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:17
- 12♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:17
- 2☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:05
- 5♂︎ Mars22:05 – 23:02
- 6☉︎ Sun23:02 – 23:58
- 7♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:50
- 9☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:39
- 12♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mansa?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.