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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:22
- 2☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:29
- 5♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:31
- 6☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:34
- 7♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:38
- 9☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:45
- 12♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:48 – 18:45
- 2♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:36 – 23:33
- 7♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:29
- 9♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:24
- 11☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 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.