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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:49 – 06:53
- 2♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:02
- 4☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:14
- 7♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:22
- 9♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:31
- 11☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:35
- 2♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:31
- 3☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:02
- 10☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Sunday, 10 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 05:50, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.