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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:34
- 2☽︎ Moon06:34 – 07:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:46
- 5♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:50
- 6☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:54
- 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:58 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 16:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:13
- 12♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:13
- 2♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:09 – 21:05
- 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 22:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:58 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:50
- 8☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:46
- 9♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:38
- 11☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:30 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.