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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:37
- 3☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:46
- 6♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:49
- 7☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:52
- 8♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 14:59
- 10☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:05
- 2☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:01
- 3♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:55
- 5☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:46
- 8♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:43
- 9☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:40
- 10♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:34
- 12☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kabwe?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:31 to 06:34: 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.