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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:21
- 3☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:30
- 6♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:33
- 7☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:36
- 8♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:41
- 10☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:47
- 2☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:44
- 3♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:38
- 5☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:30
- 8♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:27
- 9☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:24
- 10♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:15
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:15 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.