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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:13
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:21
- 3☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:35
- 6♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:39
- 7☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:44
- 8♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:52
- 10☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 17:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:01
- 2☉︎ Sun19:01 – 19:57
- 3♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:48
- 5☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:35
- 8♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:30
- 9☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:26
- 10♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:17
- 12☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:13, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:12 to 06:17: 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.