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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:48
- 4☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:32
- 2♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:10
- 6☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:53
- 9♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:48
- 10☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:42
- 11♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.