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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:36
- 2♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:42
- 4☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:02
- 11☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:04
- 2♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:02
- 3☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:59
- 4♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:44
- 9♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:42
- 10☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:39
- 11♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:33 to 06:36: 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.