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 Tuesday, 26 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:50 – 06:52
- 2☉︎ Sun06:52 – 07:55
- 3♀︎ Venus07:55 – 08:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 10:01
- 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 12:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 13:10
- 8♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:13
- 9☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:16
- 10♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:22
- 12☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:19
- 3♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:16
- 4☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:13
- 5♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:07
- 7☽︎ Moon00:07 – 01:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 02:59
- 10♂︎ Mars02:59 – 03:56
- 11☉︎ Sun03:56 – 04:53
- 12♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Tuesday, 26 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:50 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.