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, 14 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:54
- 2♂︎ Mars06:54 – 07:58
- 3☉︎ Sun07:58 – 09:02
- 4♀︎ Venus09:02 – 10:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 11:10
- 6☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 14:22
- 9♂︎ Mars14:22 – 15:26
- 10☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:30
- 11♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:38
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:26
- 4♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:22
- 5☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:18
- 6♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:10
- 8☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 03:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 03:58
- 11♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:54
- 12☉︎ Sun04:54 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ndola?
On Thursday, 14 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:49 to 06:54: 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.