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, 5 March 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:12
- 3☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:17
- 6♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:20
- 8♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:26 – 18:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:26
- 2☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:24
- 3♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:14
- 10♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:11
- 12☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kitwe?
On Friday, 5 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:09 to 07:11: 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.