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, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:45
- 2☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:44
- 5♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:44
- 6☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:44
- 9☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:43
- 12♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:43
- 2♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:44
- 4☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aba?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:45 to 07:45: 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.