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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:40
- 3☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:53
- 6♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:57
- 7☉︎ Sun11:57 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:18
- 2☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:14
- 3♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:05
- 5☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:53
- 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:49
- 9☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:44
- 10♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:36
- 12☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:32 to 06:36: 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.