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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:42
- 2☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:59
- 7♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 14:06
- 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:17
- 12♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:17
- 2♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:45
- 11☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:38 to 06:42: 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.