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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:16
- 2♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:23
- 4☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:36
- 8☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:39
- 9♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:46
- 11☽︎ Moon15:46 – 16:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 18:50
- 2♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:46
- 3☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:43
- 4♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:39 – 22:36
- 6☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:26
- 9♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:22
- 10☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:19
- 11♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:12 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.