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 Wednesday, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:28
- 12♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:29
- 2♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:21
- 4☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:06
- 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mansa?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.