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 Monday, 18 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:52 – 06:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 07:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 09:03
- 4♂︎ Mars09:03 – 10:07
- 5☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:11
- 6♀︎ Venus11:11 – 12:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 13:19
- 8☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:31
- 11♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:35
- 12☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:31
- 3☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:19
- 6♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:15
- 7☉︎ Sun00:15 – 01:12
- 8♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 03:04
- 10☽︎ Moon03:04 – 04:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ndola?
On Monday, 18 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:52 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.