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 Friday, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:13
- 7☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:06
- 10☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 17:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:01
- 2☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:03
- 3♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:08
- 5☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:16
- 8♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:21
- 10♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:26
- 12☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 30m, 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?
Venus, from 06:28 to 07:26: 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.