Planetary hours
in Abuja.
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 Saturday, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:22 – 08:23
- 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:24
- 4☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:26
- 5♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:32
- 10♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:33
- 11☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:34
- 12♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:34
- 2☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:29
- 6☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:28
- 7♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:26
- 9☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:22
- 12♂︎ Mars05:22 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abuja?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:21 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.