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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:45
- 2☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:49
- 3♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:58
- 5☽︎ Moon09:58 – 11:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 12:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:11
- 8♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:16
- 9☉︎ Sun14:16 – 15:20
- 10♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:29
- 12☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:25
- 3♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:20
- 4☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:16
- 5♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:07
- 7☽︎ Moon00:07 – 01:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:54
- 10♂︎ Mars02:54 – 03:50
- 11☉︎ Sun03:50 – 04:45
- 12♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ndola?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:40 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.