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 Tuesday, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:51
- 2☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:53
- 3♀︎ Venus07:53 – 08:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 09:58
- 5☽︎ Moon09:58 – 11:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 13:05
- 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:07
- 9☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:09
- 10♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:14
- 12☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:11
- 3♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:09
- 4☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:07
- 5♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 00:02
- 7☽︎ Moon00:02 – 01:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:55
- 10♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:53
- 11☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:50
- 12♀︎ Venus04:50 – 05:48
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:49 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.