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 Saturday, 3 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:50 – 07:51
- 3♂︎ Mars07:51 – 08:52
- 4☉︎ Sun08:52 – 09:53
- 5♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 11:56
- 7☽︎ Moon11:56 – 12:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 13:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 14:59
- 10♂︎ Mars14:59 – 16:00
- 11☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:02
- 12♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 19:02
- 2☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 20:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:59 – 21:58
- 5♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:57
- 6☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:55
- 7♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:53
- 9☽︎ Moon01:53 – 02:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 04:49
- 12♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Saturday, 3 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 12h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:49 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.