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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 08:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:18
- 9☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:22
- 4☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:06
- 8☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:44 to 06:49: 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.