Planetary hours
in Accra.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 6 of the day, until 11:44
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:45
- 5♂︎ Mars09:45 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:44
- 7♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:43
- 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:42
- 12♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:42
- 2♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:43
- 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:45
- 9♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:46
- 11☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:47
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Accra?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 to 06:46: 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.