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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:46
- 3☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:01
- 6♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:06
- 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:20
- 10☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:30
- 2☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:25
- 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:16
- 5☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:01
- 8♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:56
- 9☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:51
- 10♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:42
- 12☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kabwe?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:36 to 06:41: 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.