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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:35
- 2☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:56
- 7♀︎ Venus11:56 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:17
- 12♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:17
- 2♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:56
- 7♂︎ Mars23:56 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:40
- 11☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:31 to 06:35: 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.