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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 12 of the day, until 18:07
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:33
- 2☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:43
- 5♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:49
- 7♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 16:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 17:04
- 12♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:04
- 2♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 20:58
- 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:45
- 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:42
- 9♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:36
- 11☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ndola?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:30 to 06:33: 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.