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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:34
- 2♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 16:00
- 11☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:03
- 2♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:00
- 3☉︎ Sun20:00 – 20:57
- 4♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:51
- 6☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:43
- 9♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:40
- 10☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:37
- 11♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ndola?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:31 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.