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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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:14
Sunset
17:51
Next sunrise
05:14

A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:17
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:20
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:23
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:26
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:29
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:33
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:36
  8. 8♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:39
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:42
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:45
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:48
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:48 – 17:51

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:48
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:45
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:45 – 20:42
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:39
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:35
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:32
  7. 7☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:29
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:26
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:23
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:20
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:17
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:14

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?

On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, from 05:14 to 06:17: 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.