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, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:42
- 3☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:58
- 6♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:04
- 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:09
- 8♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:20
- 10☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:31
- 2☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:25
- 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:58
- 8♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:53
- 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:48
- 10♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:37
- 12☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:31 to 06:37: 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.