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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:54 – 06:58
- 2♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:35
- 11☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:39
- 2♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:35
- 3☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:10
- 9♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:06
- 10☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:02
- 11♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:54 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.