Planetary hours
in Aného.
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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lome).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:39
- 2♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:39
- 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:38
- 8☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:38
- 9♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:38
- 11☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:37
- 2♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:38
- 3☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:38
- 4♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:38
- 6☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:39
- 9♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:39
- 11♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:39
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aného?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 11h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:39 to 06:39: 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.