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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:48
- 3☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:53
- 6♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:54
- 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:56
- 8♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:59
- 10☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:02
- 2☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:00
- 3♀︎ Venus20:00 – 20:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:57
- 5☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:52
- 8♂︎ Mars00:52 – 01:51
- 9☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:49
- 10♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:46
- 12☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:45 to 06:46: 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.