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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:33
- 3♂︎ Mars07:33 – 08:35
- 4☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:37
- 5♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:40
- 7☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:45
- 10♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:47
- 11☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:49
- 12♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 18:49
- 2☽︎ Moon18:49 – 19:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:45 – 21:43
- 5♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:42
- 6☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:40
- 7♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:37
- 9☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:31
- 12♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:30 to 06:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.