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 Tuesday, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:50 – 06:52
- 2☉︎ Sun06:52 – 07:53
- 3♀︎ Venus07:53 – 08:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:57
- 5☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 12:00
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:02
- 8♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:04
- 9☉︎ Sun14:04 – 15:05
- 10♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:07
- 3♂︎ Mars20:07 – 21:05
- 4☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:03
- 5♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:00
- 7☽︎ Moon00:00 – 00:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 02:55
- 10♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:53
- 11☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:51
- 12♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:50 to 06:52: 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.
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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.