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Planetary hours · Chipata (Zambia)

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, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:32
Sunset
18:23
Next sunrise
05:32

A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:36
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:40
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:45
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:49
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:53
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:57
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 13:02
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:06
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:06 – 15:10
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:15
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:19
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:23

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:19
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:15
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:10
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:06
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:02
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:58
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:53
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:49
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:45
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:41
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:37
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:32

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?

On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:32 to 06:36: 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.

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