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 Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:09
- 2♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:03
- 4☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:56
- 7♂︎ Mars11:56 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:50
- 9♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:45
- 11☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:42
- 2♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:45
- 3☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:47
- 4♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:01
- 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:03
- 10☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:11 to 07:09: 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.