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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:44
- 2☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:59
- 6☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:23
- 12♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:23
- 2♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:15
- 4☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:00
- 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:48
- 11☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:40 to 06:44: 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.