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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:16
- 2☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:30
- 5♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:34
- 6☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:38
- 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 17:00
- 12♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:00
- 2♀︎ Venus19:00 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 20:51
- 4☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:38
- 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:34
- 8☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:30
- 9♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:21
- 11☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.