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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Lome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:39
- 3☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:38
- 6♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:37
- 7☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:37
- 10☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:36
- 2☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:36
- 3♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:37
- 5☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:38
- 8♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:38
- 9☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:38
- 10♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:39
- 12☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:39
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aného?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 11h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 12h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.