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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:16
- 2♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:24
- 4☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:37
- 7♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:41
- 8☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:46
- 9♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:54
- 11☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 19:54
- 3☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:50
- 4♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:42
- 6☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:29
- 9♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:24
- 10☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:20
- 11♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:11 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.