Planetary hours
in Ndola.
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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:45 – 08:46
- 4♂︎ Mars08:46 – 09:48
- 5☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:50
- 6♀︎ Venus10:50 – 11:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 12:53
- 8☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:57 – 15:58
- 11♂︎ Mars15:58 – 17:00
- 12☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 19:58
- 3☽︎ Moon19:58 – 20:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 21:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:53
- 6♂︎ Mars22:53 – 23:51
- 7☉︎ Sun23:51 – 00:49
- 8♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 02:46
- 10☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ndola?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:41 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.