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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, 17 November 2026: day of Mars

Sunrise
05:11
Sunset
17:57
Next sunrise
05:11

A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).

Day

  1. 1♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:15
  2. 2☉︎ Sun06:15 – 07:19
  3. 3♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:22
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:26
  5. 5☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:30
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:34
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:38
  8. 8♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:42
  9. 9☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:45
  10. 10♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:49
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:53
  12. 12☽︎ Moon16:53 – 17:57

Night

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 18:53
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 19:49
  3. 3♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:45
  4. 4☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:42
  5. 5♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:38
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:34
  7. 7☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:30
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:26
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:22
  10. 10♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:19
  11. 11☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:15
  12. 12♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:11

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?

On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mars, 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: 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.