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 Wednesday, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:02
- 2☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:36
- 12♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:36
- 2♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mufulira?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:58 to 07:02: 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.