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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:57 – 07:00
- 2♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:22
- 8☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:33
- 11☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:37
- 2♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:33
- 3☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:30
- 4♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:22
- 6☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 05:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:57 to 07:00: 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.