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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:52
- 3☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:59
- 6♂︎ Mars10:59 – 12:02
- 7☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:04
- 8♀︎ Venus13:04 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:14
- 2☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:12
- 3♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:59
- 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:56
- 9☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:54
- 10♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:49
- 12☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:46
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:47 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.