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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:42
- 2♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:52
- 4☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 11:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:16
- 9♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:31
- 2♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:22
- 4♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:52
- 10☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:48
- 11♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kabwe?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:37 to 06:42: 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.