Planetary hours
in Solwezi.
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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 06:55
- 2☽︎ Moon06:55 – 07:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 13:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 01:00
- 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:56
- 11☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 to 06:55: 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.