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 Monday, 30 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:37 – 07:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:48
- 4♂︎ Mars08:48 – 09:54
- 5☉︎ Sun09:54 – 10:59
- 6♀︎ Venus10:59 – 12:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 13:10
- 8☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:27
- 11♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:33
- 12☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:38 – 19:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:27
- 3☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:10
- 6♂︎ Mars23:10 – 00:05
- 7☉︎ Sun00:05 – 00:59
- 8♀︎ Venus00:59 – 01:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 02:48
- 10☽︎ Moon02:48 – 03:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:37 – 05:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?
On Monday, 30 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.