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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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn

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. 1♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:20
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:24
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:29
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:33
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:38
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:43
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:47
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:52
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:56
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:56 – 16:01
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:06
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:06 – 18:10

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:06
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:01
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:01 – 20:56
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 21:52
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:47
  6. 6☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:43
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:38
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:34
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:34 – 02:29
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:24
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:20
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:15

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?

On Saturday, 12 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?

Saturn, from 05:15 to 06:20: 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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