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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:53 – 07:57
- 3♂︎ Mars07:57 – 09:01
- 4☉︎ Sun09:01 – 10:05
- 5♀︎ Venus10:05 – 11:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 12:14
- 7☽︎ Moon12:14 – 13:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:30
- 11☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:34
- 12♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:34
- 2☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:22
- 5♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:18
- 6☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:14
- 7♀︎ Venus00:14 – 01:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 02:06
- 9☽︎ Moon02:06 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:57 – 04:53
- 12♂︎ Mars04:53 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:49 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.