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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:48 – 06:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:52
- 3☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:58
- 6♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:00
- 7☉︎ Sun12:00 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:05
- 10☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:09
- 2☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:07
- 3♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:03
- 5☽︎ Moon22:03 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 00:57
- 8♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:55
- 9☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:54
- 10♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:50
- 12☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:48 to 06:50: 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.