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, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:52
- 2☉︎ Sun06:52 – 07:57
- 3♀︎ Venus07:57 – 09:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 12:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:17
- 8♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:21
- 9☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:25
- 10♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:34
- 12☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:30
- 3♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:26
- 4☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:22
- 5♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:13
- 7☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:57
- 11☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:53
- 12♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ndola?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:48 to 06:52: 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.