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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:27
- 2♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:36
- 4☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:13
- 2♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:09
- 3☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:04
- 4♀︎ Venus21:04 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:55
- 6☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:41
- 9♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:36
- 10☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:32
- 11♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:22 to 06:27: 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.