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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:38
- 3☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:51
- 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:55
- 7☉︎ Sun11:55 – 13:00
- 8♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:18
- 2☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:13
- 3♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:47
- 9☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:43
- 10♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:34
- 12☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:29 to 06:33: 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.