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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- 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).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:33
- 2♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:36
- 3☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:39
- 4♀︎ Venus08:39 – 09:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:46
- 6☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:55
- 9♂︎ Mars13:55 – 14:58
- 10☉︎ Sun14:58 – 16:01
- 11♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:07
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 20:58
- 4♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:55
- 5☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:52
- 6♀︎ Venus22:52 – 23:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:45
- 8☽︎ Moon00:45 – 01:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:36
- 11♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:33
- 12☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ndola?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 12h 37m, 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?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.