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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:48 – 06:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:56
- 3☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:09
- 6♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:13
- 7☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:17
- 8♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:26
- 10☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:34
- 2☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:30
- 3♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:22
- 5☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:09
- 8♂︎ Mars01:09 – 02:05
- 9☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:53
- 12☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:48 to 06:52: 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.