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, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:59 – 06:58
- 2♀︎ Venus06:58 – 07:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 10:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 12:52
- 8☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:51
- 9♀︎ Venus13:51 – 14:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:49
- 11☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:48
- 2♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:49
- 3☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:50
- 4♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:55
- 9♂︎ Mars01:55 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:57
- 11♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kasama?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:59 to 06:58: 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.