Planetary hours
in Ashaiman.
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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 07:45
- 3♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:45
- 4☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:44
- 5♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:43
- 7☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:42
- 10♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:41
- 11☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:41
- 12♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:41
- 2☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:42
- 5♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:43
- 6☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:43
- 7♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 01:44
- 9☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:46
- 12♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ashaiman?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:46 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.