Planetary hours
in Kabwe.
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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:28
- 2☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 15:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:55
- 12♂︎ Mars16:55 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 18:55
- 2♀︎ Venus18:55 – 19:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:02
- 4☽︎ Moon21:02 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kabwe?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:31 to 07:28: 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.