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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:27
- 2♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:31
- 4☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:41
- 8☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:43
- 9♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:48
- 11☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 18:50
- 2♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:48
- 3☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:45
- 4♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:41
- 6☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:34
- 9♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:31
- 10☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:29
- 11♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:24 to 06:27: 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.