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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Lome).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:42
- 3☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:39
- 6♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:39
- 7☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:38
- 8♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:36
- 10☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:34
- 2☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:35
- 3♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:37
- 5☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:40
- 8♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:40
- 9☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:41
- 10♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:43
- 12☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Atakpamé?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:44 to 06:43: 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.