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 Tuesday, 2 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:12
- 2☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:15
- 3♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:21
- 5☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:31
- 8♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:34
- 9☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:37
- 10♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 17:43
- 12☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 19:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:40
- 3♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:37
- 4☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:34
- 5♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:28
- 7☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:19
- 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:12
- 12♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Tuesday, 2 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:09 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.