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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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:33
Sunset
18:24
Next sunrise
05:34

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:38
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:42
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:42 – 08:46
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:50
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:54
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:58
  7. 7☽︎ Moon11:58 – 13:03
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 14:07
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:11
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:15
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:19
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:24

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:19
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:15
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:11
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 22:07
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:03
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:03 – 23:59
  7. 7♀︎ Venus23:59 – 00:55
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 01:50
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:46
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:46 – 03:42
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:38
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:34

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?

On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:33 to 06:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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