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 Friday, 5 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:53 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:58
- 3☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:06
- 6♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:09
- 7☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:21
- 2☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:19
- 3♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:14
- 5☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:06
- 8♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:04
- 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Friday, 5 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:53 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.