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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:54
- 3☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 11:06
- 6♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:15
- 8♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:32
- 2☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:27
- 3♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:19
- 5☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:07
- 8♂︎ Mars01:07 – 02:02
- 9☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:58
- 10♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:50
- 12☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.