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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:16 – 07:16
- 2♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:14
- 7♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:12
- 11☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:12
- 2♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:12
- 3☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:12
- 4♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:15
- 10☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:16
- 11♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aba?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 12h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.