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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:36 – 07:42
- 3♂︎ Mars07:42 – 08:47
- 4☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:52
- 5♀︎ Venus09:52 – 10:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 12:02
- 7☽︎ Moon12:02 – 13:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:07 – 14:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 15:17
- 10♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:22
- 11☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:28
- 12♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:28
- 2☽︎ Moon19:28 – 20:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:12
- 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:07
- 6☉︎ Sun23:07 – 00:02
- 7♀︎ Venus00:02 – 00:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:52
- 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:36
- 12♂︎ Mars04:36 – 05:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:31 to 06:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.