Planetary hours
in Mufulira.
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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:46
- 3☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:59
- 6♂︎ Mars10:59 – 12:03
- 7☉︎ Sun12:03 – 13:07
- 8♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:25
- 2☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:20
- 3♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:59
- 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:55
- 9☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:50
- 10♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:42
- 12☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mufulira?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:37 to 06:41: 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.