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, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:47
- 2♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:53
- 4☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:09
- 9♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:19
- 2♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:12
- 4♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:06
- 6☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:54
- 10☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:51
- 11♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chipata?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:44 to 06:47: 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.