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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:21
- 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:32
- 12♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:32
- 2♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:22
- 11☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abuja?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:20 to 07:21: 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.