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, 26 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:19
- 3☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:25
- 6♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:27
- 7☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:32
- 10☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:36
- 2☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:34
- 3♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:30
- 5☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:25
- 8♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:21
- 10♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:18
- 12☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Solwezi?
On Friday, 26 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:16 to 07:18: 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.