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 Monday, 7 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:54 – 06:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 07:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 08:53
- 4♂︎ Mars08:53 – 09:53
- 5☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:53
- 6♀︎ Venus10:53 – 11:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:53
- 8☽︎ Moon12:53 – 13:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:52
- 11♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:52
- 12☉︎ Sun16:52 – 17:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:52 – 18:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 19:52
- 3☽︎ Moon19:52 – 20:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 21:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 22:52
- 6♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:53
- 7☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:53
- 8♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:53
- 10☽︎ Moon02:53 – 03:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Monday, 7 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 12h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:54 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.