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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:28
- 2☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:32
- 3♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:42
- 5☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:55
- 8♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:05
- 10♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:14
- 12☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:09
- 3♂︎ Mars20:09 – 21:05
- 4☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:00
- 5♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:51
- 7☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:37
- 10♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:33
- 11☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:28
- 12♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:23 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.