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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 07:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:54 – 08:59
- 4♂︎ Mars08:59 – 10:03
- 5☉︎ Sun10:03 – 11:07
- 6♀︎ Venus11:07 – 12:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:16
- 8☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:24
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:29
- 11♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:33
- 12☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:29
- 3☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:20 – 23:16
- 6♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:12
- 7☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:07
- 8♀︎ Venus01:07 – 02:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 02:59
- 10☽︎ Moon02:59 – 03:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:46 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.