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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:25
- 2☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:39
- 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:53 – 13:57
- 9☽︎ Moon13:57 – 15:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:11
- 12♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:11
- 2♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:02
- 4☽︎ Moon21:02 – 21:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 22:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:53 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:39
- 9♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:30
- 11☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:20 to 06:25: 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.