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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:52
- 4☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:55
- 7♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:57
- 8☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:00
- 11☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:02
- 2♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:00
- 3☉︎ Sun20:00 – 20:59
- 4♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:56
- 6☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:53
- 9♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:51
- 10☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:48 to 06:49: 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.