Planetary hours
in Livingstone.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 6 of the night, until 00:00
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:40
- 2☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:56
- 6☉︎ Sun10:56 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 13:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:20
- 12♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:20
- 2♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:12
- 4☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:43
- 11☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:35
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:36 to 06:40: 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.
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.