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