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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:47
- 2☽︎ Moon06:47 – 07:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:48
- 9☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:49
- 12♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:47
- 11☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Accra?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 12h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 to 06:47: 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.