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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:33
- 2♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:39
- 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:52
- 8☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 16:02
- 11☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:05
- 2♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:02
- 3☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:58
- 4♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:42
- 9♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:36
- 11♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ndola?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:29 to 06:33: 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.