Planetary hours
in Kitwe.
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 Thursday, 23 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:26
- 2♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:23
- 3☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:21
- 4♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:16
- 6☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 13:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 14:08
- 9♂︎ Mars14:08 – 15:06
- 10☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:03
- 11♀︎ Venus16:03 – 17:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 17:58
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:58 – 19:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 21:06
- 4♂︎ Mars21:06 – 22:08
- 5☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:11
- 6♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:13 – 01:16
- 8☽︎ Moon01:16 – 02:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:23
- 11♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:26
- 12☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:29 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.