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, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:53 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:31
- 8♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:42
- 10☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:58 – 19:52
- 2☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:47
- 3♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:36
- 5☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:20
- 8♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:54
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:53 to 06:58: 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.