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 Monday, 7 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:49 – 08:53
- 4♂︎ Mars08:53 – 09:57
- 5☉︎ Sun09:57 – 11:01
- 6♀︎ Venus11:01 – 12:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 13:09
- 8☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:22
- 11♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:26
- 12☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:30
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:22
- 3☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:10
- 6♂︎ Mars23:10 – 00:06
- 7☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:01
- 8♀︎ Venus01:01 – 01:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:57 – 02:53
- 10☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:45 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Monday, 7 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:41 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.