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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:38
- 2♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:47
- 4☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 12:00
- 7♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:09
- 9♀︎ Venus14:09 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:17
- 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:21
- 2♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 01:51
- 9♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:47
- 10☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:42
- 11♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:34
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:34 to 06:38: 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.