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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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:13
Sunset
17:52
Next sunrise
05:13

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:16
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:20
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:23
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:26
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:29
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:33
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:36
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:39
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:42
  10. 10☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:46
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:49
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:52

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:49
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:49 – 19:46
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:42
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:39
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:36
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:32
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:29
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:26
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:23
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:19
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:16
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:13

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?

On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:13 to 06:16: 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

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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.