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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:33
- 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:43
- 12♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:43
- 2♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:06 to 07:10: 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.