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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:41
- 2♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:48
- 4☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:15
- 11☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:19
- 2♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:11
- 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:52
- 9♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:48
- 10☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:37
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:37 to 06:41: 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.