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, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:25
- 2♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:31
- 4☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:41
- 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:44
- 8☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:47
- 9♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:53
- 11☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 18:57
- 2♂︎ Mars18:57 – 19:54
- 3☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:50
- 4♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:44
- 6☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:32
- 10☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:22 to 06:25: 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.