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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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn

Sunrise
05:37
Sunset
18:24
Next sunrise
05:38

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

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:41
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter06:41 – 07:45
  3. 3♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:49
  4. 4☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:53
  5. 5♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:57
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 12:01
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 13:04
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 14:08
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 15:12
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:16
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:20
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:24

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:20
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:16
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 21:12
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:09
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:05
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:01
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:01 – 00:57
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:53
  9. 9☽︎ Moon01:53 – 02:49
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:45
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 04:42
  12. 12♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:38

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?

On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 12h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 05:37 to 06:41: 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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