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, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:31
- 2♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:38
- 4☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:49
- 7♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:52
- 8☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:07
- 2♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:42
- 9♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:38
- 10☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:35
- 11♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:27 to 06:31: 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.