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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:27
- 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:41
- 6☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:44
- 7♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:01
- 12♂︎ Mars17:01 – 18:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:01
- 2♀︎ Venus19:01 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:41
- 8☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:31
- 11☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:27 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: 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.