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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:52
- 3☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 10:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 11:03
- 6♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:19
- 10☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:27
- 2☉︎ Sun19:27 – 20:23
- 3♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:08 – 01:04
- 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:56
- 10♀︎ Venus02:56 – 03:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:49
- 12☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mansa?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:44 to 06:48: 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.