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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 07:54
- 3♂︎ Mars07:54 – 08:57
- 4☉︎ Sun08:57 – 10:00
- 5♀︎ Venus10:00 – 11:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 12:06
- 7☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:16
- 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:19
- 11☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:22
- 12♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:22
- 2☽︎ Moon19:22 – 20:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:13
- 5♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:10
- 6☉︎ Sun23:10 – 00:07
- 7♀︎ Venus00:07 – 01:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 02:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:52
- 12♂︎ Mars04:52 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:48 to 06:51: 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.