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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:50 – 09:53
- 5♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:00
- 7♀︎ Venus12:00 – 13:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:17
- 12♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:17
- 2♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 00:00
- 7♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:56
- 8☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:46
- 11☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:39
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:39 to 06:43: 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.