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 Thursday, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:49
- 2♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:53
- 3☉︎ Sun07:53 – 08:57
- 4♀︎ Venus08:57 – 10:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 11:06
- 6☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:18
- 9♂︎ Mars14:18 – 15:23
- 10☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:27
- 11♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:35
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:23
- 4♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:19
- 5☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:14
- 6♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:06
- 8☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 02:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:54
- 11♂︎ Mars03:54 – 04:49
- 12☉︎ Sun04:49 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 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?
Jupiter, from 05:45 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.