Planetary hours
in Aba.
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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:17
- 2♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:18
- 4☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:20
- 11☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:20
- 2♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:20
- 3☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:19
- 4♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:18
- 9♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:18
- 10☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aba?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:17 to 07:17: 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.