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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:05
- 3♂︎ Mars08:05 – 09:09
- 4☉︎ Sun09:09 – 10:13
- 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:17 – 12:21
- 7☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:33
- 10♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:37
- 11☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:41
- 12♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 19:41
- 2☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:25
- 6☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:21
- 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:13
- 9☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 05:01
- 12♂︎ Mars05:01 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:57 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.