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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:35 – 07:37
- 3♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:40
- 4☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:43
- 5♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 13:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:57
- 10♂︎ Mars14:57 – 16:00
- 11☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:03
- 12♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:05 – 19:03
- 2☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 20:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:54
- 5♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:51
- 6☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:48
- 7♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:43
- 9☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:34
- 12♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ndola?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:32 to 06:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.