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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:34
- 2♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:43
- 4☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:56
- 7♂︎ Mars11:56 – 13:01
- 8☉︎ Sun13:01 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:18
- 2♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:14
- 3☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:10
- 4♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:01
- 6☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:57 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:48
- 9♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:44
- 10☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:39
- 11♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:30 to 06:34: 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.