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Planetary hours · Kitwe (Zambia)

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, 29 October 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
05:34
Sunset
18:06
Next sunrise
05:34

A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter05:34 – 06:37
  2. 2♂︎ Mars06:37 – 07:40
  3. 3☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:42
  4. 4♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:45
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:48
  6. 6☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:50
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:53
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter12:53 – 13:56
  9. 9♂︎ Mars13:56 – 14:58
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:58 – 16:01
  11. 11♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:04
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:06

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:04
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:01
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 20:58
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:56
  5. 5☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:53
  6. 6♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:50
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:48
  8. 8☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:45
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:42
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:39
  11. 11♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:37
  12. 12☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:34

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?

On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 05:34 to 06:37: 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

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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.