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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:26
- 2♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:33
- 4☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:43
- 7♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:46
- 8☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:56
- 11☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:00
- 2♂︎ Mars19:00 – 19:56
- 3☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:53
- 4♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:46
- 6☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:37
- 9♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:30
- 11♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:23 to 06:26: 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.