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 Sunday, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Lusaka).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:10
- 2♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:18
- 4☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:46
- 11☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 18:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 19:50
- 2♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:46
- 3☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:18
- 10☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:15
- 11♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:07
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Livingstone?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:06 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.