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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:21
- 2☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:35
- 5♂︎ Mars09:35 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:44
- 7♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 17:08
- 12♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:08
- 2♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 20:59
- 4☽︎ Moon20:59 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 22:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:45
- 7♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:40
- 8☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:35
- 9♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:26
- 11☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:17 to 06:21: 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.