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Planetary hours · Livingstone (Zambia)

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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:47
Sunset
18:56
Next sunrise
05:48

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:53
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:59
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 09:04
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:10
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:16
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:22
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:28
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:33
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:39
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:45
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:51
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:56

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:56 – 19:51
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:45
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:39
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:33
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:28
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:22
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:16
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:11
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:05
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:59
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:54
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:48

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?

On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:47 to 06:53: 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.

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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.