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 Monday, 28 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 08:54
- 4♂︎ Mars08:54 – 09:58
- 5☉︎ Sun09:58 – 11:02
- 6♀︎ Venus11:02 – 12:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 13:09
- 8☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 15:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:21
- 11♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:25
- 12☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:29
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:21
- 3☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:10
- 6♂︎ Mars23:10 – 00:06
- 7☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:02
- 8♀︎ Venus01:02 – 01:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:58 – 02:54
- 10☽︎ Moon02:54 – 03:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mansa?
On Monday, 28 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:42 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.