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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:42
- 2♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:51
- 4☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:55 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:09
- 8☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:26
- 2♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:18
- 4♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:56
- 9♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:51
- 10☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:47
- 11♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:38 to 06:42: 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.