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 Wednesday, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:03
- 2☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:35
- 12♂︎ Mars17:35 – 18:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:38 – 19:35
- 2♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:28
- 4☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:09 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ndola?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.