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 Tuesday, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Accra).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:00
- 2☉︎ Sun07:00 – 07:59
- 3♀︎ Venus07:59 – 08:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:57
- 5☽︎ Moon09:57 – 10:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:54
- 8♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:53
- 9☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:52
- 10♀︎ Venus14:52 – 15:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:50
- 12☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:51
- 3♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:52
- 4☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:53
- 5♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:54 – 23:55
- 7☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:58
- 10♂︎ Mars02:58 – 03:59
- 11☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:00
- 12♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ashaiman?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:01 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.