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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:23
- 2♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:28
- 4☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:34
- 7♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:36
- 8☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:38
- 9♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:43
- 11☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:45
- 2♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:43
- 3☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:40
- 4♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:36
- 6☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:29
- 9♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:27
- 10☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:25
- 11♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:21 to 06:23: 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.