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 Tuesday, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:17
- 2☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:17
- 3♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:16
- 5☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:16
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:16 – 13:15
- 8♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:15
- 9☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:15
- 10♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:14
- 12☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:15
- 3♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:15
- 4☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:15
- 5♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:16
- 7☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:17
- 10♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:17
- 11☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:17
Other cities · Nigeria
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abuja?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:17 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 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.