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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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:13
Sunset
18:06
Next sunrise
05:13

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:17
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:22
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:26
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:31
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:35
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:39
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:44
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:48
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:53
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:53 – 15:57
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:02
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:06

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:02
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:02 – 19:57
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:57 – 20:53
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:49
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:44
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:40
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:35
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:31
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:26
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:22
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:17
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:13

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?

On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 12h 54m, 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?

Saturn, from 05:13 to 06:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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