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, 28 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:00
- 2♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:04
- 3☉︎ Sun08:04 – 09:07
- 4♀︎ Venus09:07 – 10:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:14
- 6☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:18 – 13:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:25
- 9♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:28
- 10☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:32
- 11♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:32
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:28
- 4♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:25
- 5☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:21
- 6♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:14
- 8☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 04:04
- 11♂︎ Mars04:04 – 05:01
- 12☉︎ Sun05:01 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ndola?
On Thursday, 28 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:57 to 07:00: 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.