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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:37
- 3☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:51
- 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:56
- 7☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:10
- 10☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:19
- 2☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:15
- 3♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:10 – 22:05
- 5☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:47
- 9☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:42
- 10♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:33
- 12☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kabwe?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:28 to 06:33: 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.