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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 08:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:58
- 6☉︎ Sun10:58 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:09
- 12♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:09
- 2♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:05
- 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:58
- 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 06:51: 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.