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, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:43
- 2☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:43
- 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 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 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:43
- 11☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aba?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 12h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 12h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:43: 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.