Planetary hours
in Chipata.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 9 of the day, until 14:42
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 06:17
- 2☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:26
- 5♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:29
- 6☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:33
- 7♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:39
- 9☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:48
- 12♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:51 – 18:48
- 2♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:42
- 4☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:32
- 7♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:29
- 8☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:26
- 9♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:20
- 11☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:13
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:14 to 06:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.