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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:19
- 3☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:31
- 6♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:35
- 7☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:38
- 8♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:46
- 10☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:58 – 18:54
- 2☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:50
- 3♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:42
- 5☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:31
- 8♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:27
- 9☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:23
- 10♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:15
- 12☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.