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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 12 of the day, until 18:15
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:12
- 12♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:12
- 2♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:55
- 8☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:46
- 11☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:40
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:40 to 06:43: 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.