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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:49
- 3☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:02
- 6♂︎ Mars11:02 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:20
- 10☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:28
- 2☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:24
- 3♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:03
- 8♂︎ Mars01:03 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:54
- 10♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:45
- 12☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mufulira?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:41 to 06:45: 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.