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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:15
- 2♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:22
- 4☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:34
- 7♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:41
- 9♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:48
- 11☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 18:52
- 2♂︎ Mars18:52 – 19:48
- 3☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:45
- 4♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:26
- 9♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:22
- 10☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:19
- 11♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:11 to 06:15: 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.