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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 18:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:24
- 3☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:38
- 6♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:47
- 8♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:56
- 10☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:05
- 2☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:01
- 3♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:51
- 5☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:38
- 8♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:33
- 9☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:29
- 10♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:20
- 12☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 18:10: the day lasts 12h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:15 to 06:19: 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.