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 Sunday, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:31
- 2♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:40
- 4☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:59
- 8☉︎ Sun12:59 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:17
- 2♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:59
- 6☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:36
- 11♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kabwe?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:27 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.