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Planetary hours · Chipata (Zambia)

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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:05
Sunset
17:43
Next sunrise
06:05

A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:03
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:02
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:02 – 09:00
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:58
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:56
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 11:54
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:52
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:50
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:48
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:47
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:45
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:43

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:43 – 18:45
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:46
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:48
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:50
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:52
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:54
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:56
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:57
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:59
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 04:01
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 05:03
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:05

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?

On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:03: 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.

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