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 Friday, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:14
- 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:21
- 8♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:28
- 10☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:35
- 2☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:32
- 3♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:15
- 8♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:11
- 9☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:01
- 12☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ndola?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:57 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.