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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lagos).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:16
- 4☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:09
- 11☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:08
- 2♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:09
- 3☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:10
- 4♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Abuja?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:19 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.