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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:26
- 2☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:35
- 5♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:39
- 6☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:42
- 7♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:48
- 9☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:58
- 12♂︎ Mars16:58 – 18:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:01 – 18:58
- 2♀︎ Venus18:58 – 19:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 20:51
- 4☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:35
- 9♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:29
- 11☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:22 to 06:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.