Planetary hours
in Kasama.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 6 of the night, until 23:38
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:26
- 2☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:33
- 5♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:38
- 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:43
- 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:51
- 12♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:53 – 18:51
- 2♀︎ Venus18:51 – 19:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:38
- 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:36
- 8☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:33
- 9♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:23 to 06:26: 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.