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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:27
- 3☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:41
- 6♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:45
- 7☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:50
- 8♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 14:59
- 10☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:09
- 2☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:04
- 3♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:55
- 5☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:41
- 8♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:36
- 9☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:32
- 10♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:23
- 12☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:17 to 06:22: 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.