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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:23
- 2♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:32
- 4☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:46
- 7♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:51
- 6☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:37
- 9♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:24 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:18 to 06:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.