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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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn

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. 1♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:18
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:21
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:24
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:27
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:27 – 10:30
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:33
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:36
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:38
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:38 – 14:41
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:44
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:47
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:47 – 17:50

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 18:47
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:44
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:41
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:38
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:35
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:32
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:29
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:26
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:24
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:21
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:18
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:15

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?

On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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