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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:30
- 9☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:48
- 12♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:48
- 2♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:43 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.