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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:28
- 3♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:31
- 4☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:33
- 5♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:39
- 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:46
- 10♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:49
- 11☉︎ Sun15:49 – 16:52
- 12♀︎ Venus16:52 – 17:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 18:52
- 2☽︎ Moon18:52 – 19:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 20:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:44
- 5♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:41
- 6☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:38
- 7♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:33
- 9☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:25
- 12♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:23 to 06:25: 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.