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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:16
- 4♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:16
- 5☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:16
- 6♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:17
- 8☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:17
- 11♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:17
- 12☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:17
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:17
- 3☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:17
- 6♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:16
- 7☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:16
- 8♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:16
- 10☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aba?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 12h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 11h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:16 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.