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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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:20
Sunset
17:47
Next sunrise
05:20

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

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:22
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:25
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:27
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:29
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:32
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:34
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:36
  8. 8♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:38
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:41
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:43
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:45
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:47

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 18:45
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:43
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:43 – 20:40
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:38
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:36
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:34
  7. 7☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:31
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:29
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:27
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:24
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:22
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:20

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?

On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:20 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars again.

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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.