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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:56
- 3☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:14
- 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:19
- 7☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:25
- 8♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:55 – 19:49
- 2☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:43
- 3♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:31
- 5☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:14
- 8♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:51
- 12☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:45
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:44 to 06:50: 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.