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, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:56 – 06:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:03
- 3☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:14
- 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:22
- 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:29
- 10☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:37
- 2☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:33
- 3♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:26
- 5☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:15
- 8♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:11
- 9☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:07
- 10♀︎ Venus03:07 – 04:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:00
- 12☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:56 to 06:59: 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.