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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:37
- 2☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:28
- 12♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:28
- 2♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aba?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:38 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.