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, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:52 – 06:56
- 2☉︎ Sun06:56 – 08:00
- 3♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:08
- 5☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:19
- 8♂︎ Mars13:19 – 14:23
- 9☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:27
- 10♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:35
- 12☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:39 – 19:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:31
- 3♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:27
- 4☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:23
- 5♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:16
- 7☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:04
- 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:00
- 11☉︎ Sun04:00 – 04:57
- 12♀︎ Venus04:57 – 05:53
Other cities · Zambia
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ndola?
On Tuesday, 19 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 05:53, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.