Planetary hours
in Atakpamé.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lome).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 10 of the night, until 03:42
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:40
- 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:39
- 6☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:38
- 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:37
- 9☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:34
- 12♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:34
- 2♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:36
- 4☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:40
- 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:42
- 11☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Atakpamé?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:43 to 06:43: 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.