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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:31
- 3♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:35
- 4☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:38
- 5♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:45
- 7☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:49 – 13:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:56
- 10♂︎ Mars14:56 – 15:59
- 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 17:03
- 12♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:06
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:03
- 2☽︎ Moon19:03 – 19:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 20:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:52
- 5♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:49
- 6☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:46
- 7♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:39
- 9☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:32 – 04:28
- 12♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:25 to 06:28: 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.