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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:32
- 2☽︎ Moon06:32 – 07:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:46
- 5♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:50
- 6☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:55
- 7♀︎ Venus11:55 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:18
- 12♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:18
- 2♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:55
- 7♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:51
- 8☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:46
- 9♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:37
- 11☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kabwe?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:27 to 06:32: 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.